diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 81db2331f6d7..6487b7897d1f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct nvme_tcp_queue {
 	struct work_struct	io_work;
 	int			io_cpu;
 
+	struct mutex		queue_lock;
 	struct mutex		send_mutex;
 	struct llist_head	req_list;
 	struct list_head	send_list;
@@ -1219,6 +1220,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_free_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int qid)
 
 	sock_release(queue->sock);
 	kfree(queue->pdu);
+	mutex_destroy(&queue->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static int nvme_tcp_init_connection(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
@@ -1380,6 +1382,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_alloc_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl,
 	struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = &ctrl->queues[qid];
 	int ret, rcv_pdu_size;
 
+	mutex_init(&queue->queue_lock);
 	queue->ctrl = ctrl;
 	init_llist_head(&queue->req_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->send_list);
@@ -1398,7 +1401,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_alloc_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl,
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(nctrl->device,
 			"failed to create socket: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_destroy_mutex;
 	}
 
 	/* Single syn retry */
@@ -1507,6 +1510,8 @@ static int nvme_tcp_alloc_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl,
 err_sock:
 	sock_release(queue->sock);
 	queue->sock = NULL;
+err_destroy_mutex:
+	mutex_destroy(&queue->queue_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1534,9 +1539,10 @@ static void nvme_tcp_stop_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int qid)
 	struct nvme_tcp_ctrl *ctrl = to_tcp_ctrl(nctrl);
 	struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = &ctrl->queues[qid];
 
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_LIVE, &queue->flags))
-		return;
-	__nvme_tcp_stop_queue(queue);
+	mutex_lock(&queue->queue_lock);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_LIVE, &queue->flags))
+		__nvme_tcp_stop_queue(queue);
+	mutex_unlock(&queue->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static int nvme_tcp_start_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int idx)