diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
index 22d7ba05e9fe..e26488ee36ea 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ static bool rtrs_srv_change_state(struct rtrs_srv_path *srv_path,
 {
 	enum rtrs_srv_state old_state;
 	bool changed = false;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&srv_path->state_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&srv_path->state_lock, flags);
 	old_state = srv_path->state;
 	switch (new_state) {
 	case RTRS_SRV_CONNECTED:
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ static bool rtrs_srv_change_state(struct rtrs_srv_path *srv_path,
 	}
 	if (changed)
 		srv_path->state = new_state;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&srv_path->state_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&srv_path->state_lock, flags);
 
 	return changed;
 }