diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
index aa1f3a2..fed37cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_QUEUE_PRI2COS_QCFG, -1, -1);
 	req.flags = cpu_to_le32(QUEUE_PRI2COS_QCFG_REQ_FLAGS_IVLAN);
-	rc = hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+
+	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+	rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
 	if (!rc) {
 		u8 *pri2cos = &resp->pri0_cos_queue_id;
 		int i, j;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -119,9 +122,13 @@
 	int rc, i;
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_QUEUE_COS2BW_QCFG, -1, -1);
-	rc = hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
-	if (rc)
+
+	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+	rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	if (rc) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	data = &resp->queue_id0 + offsetof(struct bnxt_cos2bw_cfg, queue_id);
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->max_tc; i++, data += sizeof(cos2bw) - 4) {
@@ -143,6 +150,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -240,12 +248,17 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_QUEUE_PFCENABLE_QCFG, -1, -1);
-	rc = hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
-	if (rc)
+
+	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+	rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	if (rc) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	pri_mask = le32_to_cpu(resp->flags);
 	pfc->pfc_en = pri_mask;
+	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	return 0;
 }