{
        rx_states_t last_state;
 
-       // Lock to prevent 2 instances of this function to run simultaneously(rx interrupt and periodic machine callback)
-       __get_rx_machine_lock(port);
-
        // keep current State Machine state to compare later if it was changed
        last_state = port->sm_rx_state;
 
                                pr_err("%s: An illegal loopback occurred on adapter (%s).\n"
                                       "Check the configuration to verify that all adapters are connected to 802.3ad compliant switch ports\n",
                                       port->slave->dev->master->name, port->slave->dev->name);
-                               __release_rx_machine_lock(port);
                                return;
                        }
                        __update_selected(lacpdu, port);
                        break;
                }
        }
-       __release_rx_machine_lock(port);
 }
 
 /**
                        goto re_arm;
                }
 
+               /* Lock around state machines to protect data accessed
+                * by all (e.g., port->sm_vars).  ad_rx_machine may run
+                * concurrently due to incoming LACPDU.
+                */
+               __get_rx_machine_lock(port);
+
                ad_rx_machine(NULL, port);
                ad_periodic_machine(port);
                ad_port_selection_logic(port);
                // turn off the BEGIN bit, since we already handled it
                if (port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_BEGIN)
                        port->sm_vars &= ~AD_PORT_BEGIN;
+
+               __release_rx_machine_lock(port);
        }
 
 re_arm:
                case AD_TYPE_LACPDU:
                        pr_debug("Received LACPDU on port %d\n",
                                 port->actor_port_number);
+                       /* Protect against concurrent state machines */
+                       __get_rx_machine_lock(port);
                        ad_rx_machine(lacpdu, port);
+                       __release_rx_machine_lock(port);
                        break;
 
                case AD_TYPE_MARKER: