diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 5c4f2643dde6..24aa7a2de9da 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -5615,13 +5615,13 @@ static void ufshcd_mcq_compl_pending_transfer(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 			 * For those cmds of which the cqes are not present
 			 * in the cq, complete them explicitly.
 			 */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
 			if (cmd && !test_bit(SCMD_STATE_COMPLETE, &cmd->state)) {
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
 				set_host_byte(cmd, DID_REQUEUE);
 				ufshcd_release_scsi_cmd(hba, lrbp);
 				scsi_done(cmd);
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
 			}
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
 		} else {
 			ufshcd_mcq_poll_cqe_lock(hba, hwq);
 		}