static struct fc_port *qlt_create_sess(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
        fc_port_t *fcport, bool local);
 void qlt_unreg_sess(struct fc_port *sess);
+static void qlt_24xx_handle_abts(struct scsi_qla_host *,
+       struct abts_recv_from_24xx *);
+
 /*
  * Global Variables
  */
                        (struct abts_recv_from_24xx *)atio;
                struct scsi_qla_host *host = qlt_find_host_by_vp_idx(vha,
                        entry->vp_index);
+               unsigned long flags;
+
                if (unlikely(!host)) {
                        ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt, vha, 0xffff,
                            "qla_target(%d): Response pkt (ABTS_RECV_24XX) "
                            vha->vp_idx, entry->vp_index);
                        break;
                }
-               qlt_response_pkt(host, (response_t *)atio);
+               if (!ha_locked)
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&host->hw->hardware_lock, flags);
+               qlt_24xx_handle_abts(host, (struct abts_recv_from_24xx *)atio);
+               if (!ha_locked)
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->hw->hardware_lock, flags);
                break;
-
        }
 
        /* case PUREX_IOCB_TYPE: ql2xmvasynctoatio */