diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 7906153c5c0556..3f596de2abe350 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6345,7 +6345,9 @@ static int __bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 	}
 
 	if (link_re_init) {
+		mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
 		rc = bnxt_update_phy_setting(bp);
+		mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
 		if (rc)
 			netdev_warn(bp->dev, "failed to update phy settings\n");
 	}
@@ -7043,30 +7045,28 @@ static void bnxt_sp_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_PERIODIC_STATS_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event))
 		bnxt_hwrm_port_qstats(bp);
 
-	/* These functions below will clear BNXT_STATE_IN_SP_TASK.  They
-	 * must be the last functions to be called before exiting.
-	 */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_LINK_CHNG_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event)) {
-		int rc = 0;
+		int rc;
 
+		mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_LINK_SPEED_CHNG_SP_EVENT,
 				       &bp->sp_event))
 			bnxt_hwrm_phy_qcaps(bp);
 
-		bnxt_rtnl_lock_sp(bp);
-		if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state))
-			rc = bnxt_update_link(bp, true);
-		bnxt_rtnl_unlock_sp(bp);
+		rc = bnxt_update_link(bp, true);
+		mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
 		if (rc)
 			netdev_err(bp->dev, "SP task can't update link (rc: %x)\n",
 				   rc);
 	}
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_HWRM_PORT_MODULE_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event)) {
-		bnxt_rtnl_lock_sp(bp);
-		if (test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state))
-			bnxt_get_port_module_status(bp);
-		bnxt_rtnl_unlock_sp(bp);
+		mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
+		bnxt_get_port_module_status(bp);
+		mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
 	}
+	/* These functions below will clear BNXT_STATE_IN_SP_TASK.  They
+	 * must be the last functions to be called before exiting.
+	 */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(BNXT_RESET_TASK_SP_EVENT, &bp->sp_event))
 		bnxt_reset(bp, false);
 
@@ -7766,6 +7766,7 @@ static int bnxt_probe_phy(struct bnxt *bp)
 			   rc);
 		return rc;
 	}
+	mutex_init(&bp->link_lock);
 
 	rc = bnxt_update_link(bp, false);
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 7b888d4b2b552a..d2925c04709a80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1290,6 +1290,10 @@ struct bnxt {
 	unsigned long		*ntp_fltr_bmap;
 	int			ntp_fltr_count;
 
+	/* To protect link related settings during link changes and
+	 * ethtool settings changes.
+	 */
+	struct mutex		link_lock;
 	struct bnxt_link_info	link_info;
 	struct ethtool_eee	eee;
 	u32			lpi_tmr_lo;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 8eff05a3e0e4b7..b2cbc970b49754 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ static int bnxt_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 	u32 ethtool_speed;
 
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(lk_ksettings, supported);
+	mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
 	bnxt_fw_to_ethtool_support_spds(link_info, lk_ksettings);
 
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(lk_ksettings, advertising);
@@ -1099,6 +1100,7 @@ static int bnxt_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 			base->port = PORT_FIBRE;
 	}
 	base->phy_address = link_info->phy_addr;
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1190,6 +1192,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!BNXT_SINGLE_PF(bp))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	mutex_lock(&bp->link_lock);
 	if (base->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
 		BNXT_ETHTOOL_TO_FW_SPDS(fw_advertising, lk_ksettings,
 					advertising);
@@ -1234,6 +1237,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 		rc = bnxt_hwrm_set_link_setting(bp, set_pause, false);
 
 set_setting_exit:
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->link_lock);
 	return rc;
 }