diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index a34d06fd47f0..6b045be947b1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -890,7 +890,9 @@ void sas_ata_device_link_abort(struct domain_device *device, bool force_reset)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = device->sata_dev.ap;
 	struct ata_link *link = &ap->link;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
 	device->sata_dev.fis[2] = ATA_ERR | ATA_DRDY; /* tf status */
 	device->sata_dev.fis[3] = ATA_ABORTED; /* tf error */
 
@@ -898,6 +900,7 @@ void sas_ata_device_link_abort(struct domain_device *device, bool force_reset)
 	if (force_reset)
 		link->eh_info.action |= ATA_EH_RESET;
 	ata_link_abort(link);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_ata_device_link_abort);