diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index 3d9175f1b6787..8c79264a935b4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -5885,25 +5885,25 @@ lpfc_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 	if (!lpfc_cmd)
 		return ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, flags);
+	/* Guard against IO completion being called at same time */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock, flags);
+
+	spin_lock(&phba->hbalock);
 	/* driver queued commands are in process of being flushed */
 	if (phba->hba_flag & HBA_IOQ_FLUSH) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_WARNING, LOG_FCP,
 			"3168 SCSI Layer abort requested I/O has been "
 			"flushed by LLD.\n");
 		ret = FAILED;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out_unlock_hba;
 	}
 
-	/* Guard against IO completion being called at same time */
-	spin_lock(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock);
-
 	if (!lpfc_cmd->pCmd) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_WARNING, LOG_FCP,
 			 "2873 SCSI Layer I/O Abort Request IO CMPL Status "
 			 "x%x ID %d LUN %llu\n",
 			 SUCCESS, cmnd->device->id, cmnd->device->lun);
-		goto out_unlock_buf;
+		goto out_unlock_hba;
 	}
 
 	iocb = &lpfc_cmd->cur_iocbq;
@@ -5911,7 +5911,7 @@ lpfc_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 		pring_s4 = phba->sli4_hba.hdwq[iocb->hba_wqidx].io_wq->pring;
 		if (!pring_s4) {
 			ret = FAILED;
-			goto out_unlock_buf;
+			goto out_unlock_hba;
 		}
 		spin_lock(&pring_s4->ring_lock);
 	}
@@ -5944,8 +5944,8 @@ lpfc_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 			 "3389 SCSI Layer I/O Abort Request is pending\n");
 		if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
 			spin_unlock(&pring_s4->ring_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&phba->hbalock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock, flags);
 		goto wait_for_cmpl;
 	}
 
@@ -5966,15 +5966,13 @@ lpfc_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 	if (ret_val != IOCB_SUCCESS) {
 		/* Indicate the IO is not being aborted by the driver. */
 		lpfc_cmd->waitq = NULL;
-		spin_unlock(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, flags);
 		ret = FAILED;
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock_hba;
 	}
 
 	/* no longer need the lock after this point */
-	spin_unlock(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&phba->hbalock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock, flags);
 
 	if (phba->cfg_poll & DISABLE_FCP_RING_INT)
 		lpfc_sli_handle_fast_ring_event(phba,
@@ -6009,10 +6007,9 @@ lpfc_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
 out_unlock_ring:
 	if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
 		spin_unlock(&pring_s4->ring_lock);
-out_unlock_buf:
-	spin_unlock(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock);
-out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, flags);
+out_unlock_hba:
+	spin_unlock(&phba->hbalock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lpfc_cmd->buf_lock, flags);
 out:
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_WARNING, LOG_FCP,
 			 "0749 SCSI Layer I/O Abort Request Status x%x ID %d "