diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 4ffa0b1..dc5de27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -3466,6 +3466,12 @@
 	return bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(bp, msg, msg_len, timeout, false);
 }
 
+int _hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
+			      int timeout)
+{
+	return bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(bp, msg, msg_len, timeout, true);
+}
+
 int hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len, int timeout)
 {
 	int rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index d2925c0..c911e69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@
 int bnxt_set_rx_skb_mode(struct bnxt *bp, bool page_mode);
 void bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(struct bnxt *, void *, u16, u16, u16);
 int _hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
+int _hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 len, int timeout);
 int hwrm_send_message(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
 int hwrm_send_message_silent(struct bnxt *, void *, u32, int);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_rgtr_async_events(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned long *bmap,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index b2cbc97..3cbe771 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -1809,7 +1809,8 @@
 	req.dir_ordinal = cpu_to_le16(ordinal);
 	req.dir_ext = cpu_to_le16(ext);
 	req.opt_ordinal = NVM_FIND_DIR_ENTRY_REQ_OPT_ORDINAL_EQ;
-	rc = hwrm_send_message_silent(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+	rc = _hwrm_send_message_silent(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		if (index)
 			*index = le16_to_cpu(output->dir_idx);
@@ -1818,6 +1819,7 @@
 		if (data_length)
 			*data_length = le32_to_cpu(output->dir_data_length);
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	return rc;
 }