diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
index 1913e9e34271..db0314985e72 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ unsigned int alloc_mcc_tag(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 {
 	unsigned int tag = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&phba->ctrl.mcc_lock);
 	if (phba->ctrl.mcc_tag_available) {
 		tag = phba->ctrl.mcc_tag[phba->ctrl.mcc_alloc_index];
 		phba->ctrl.mcc_tag[phba->ctrl.mcc_alloc_index] = 0;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ unsigned int alloc_mcc_tag(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 		else
 			phba->ctrl.mcc_alloc_index++;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&phba->ctrl.mcc_lock);
 	return tag;
 }
 
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ int beiscsi_mccq_compl(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 
 void free_mcc_tag(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, unsigned int tag)
 {
-	spin_lock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
+	spin_lock(&ctrl->mcc_lock);
 	tag = tag & 0x000000FF;
 	ctrl->mcc_tag[ctrl->mcc_free_index] = tag;
 	if (ctrl->mcc_free_index == (MAX_MCC_CMD - 1))
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ void free_mcc_tag(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, unsigned int tag)
 	else
 		ctrl->mcc_free_index++;
 	ctrl->mcc_tag_available++;
-	spin_unlock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&ctrl->mcc_lock);
 }
 
 bool is_link_state_evt(u32 trailer)