diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index ebd47c0cf9e93f..70b99c0e2e678c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ enum blk_eh_timer_return iscsi_eh_cmd_timed_out(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 
 	ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "scsi cmd %p timedout\n", sc);
 
-	spin_lock(&session->frwd_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 	task = (struct iscsi_task *)sc->SCp.ptr;
 	if (!task) {
 		/*
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ enum blk_eh_timer_return iscsi_eh_cmd_timed_out(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 done:
 	if (task)
 		task->last_timeout = jiffies;
-	spin_unlock(&session->frwd_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 	ISCSI_DBG_EH(session, "return %s\n", rc == BLK_EH_RESET_TIMER ?
 		     "timer reset" : "shutdown or nh");
 	return rc;