1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index dba72a4e6a1..1ad0b822556 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -1906,18 +1906,19 @@ static int bnx2i_queue_scsi_cmd_resp(struct iscsi_session *session,
         spin_lock(&session->lock);
         task = iscsi_itt_to_task(bnx2i_conn->cls_conn->dd_data,
                                  cqe->itt & ISCSI_CMD_RESPONSE_INDEX);
-        if (!task) {
+        if (!task || !task->sc) {
                 spin_unlock(&session->lock);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         sc = task->sc;
-        spin_unlock(&session->lock);
 
         if (!blk_rq_cpu_valid(sc->request))
                 cpu = smp_processor_id();
         else
                 cpu = sc->request->cpu;
 
+        spin_unlock(&session->lock);
+
         p = &per_cpu(bnx2i_percpu, cpu);
         spin_lock(&p->p_work_lock);
         if (unlikely(!p->iothread)) {