extern rwlock_t ehca_cq_idr_lock;
 extern struct idr ehca_qp_idr;
 extern struct idr ehca_cq_idr;
+extern spinlock_t shca_list_lock;
 
 extern int ehca_static_rate;
 extern int ehca_port_act_time;
 
        unsigned long flags;
        u64 h_ret;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&eq->spinlock, flags);
        ibmebus_free_irq(eq->ist, (void *)shca);
 
-       h_ret = hipz_h_destroy_eq(shca->ipz_hca_handle, eq);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&shca_list_lock, flags);
+       eq->is_initialized = 0;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&shca_list_lock, flags);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&eq->spinlock, flags);
+       tasklet_kill(&eq->interrupt_task);
+
+       h_ret = hipz_h_destroy_eq(shca->ipz_hca_handle, eq);
 
        if (h_ret != H_SUCCESS) {
                ehca_err(&shca->ib_device, "Can't free EQ resources.");
 
 DEFINE_IDR(ehca_cq_idr);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(shca_list); /* list of all registered ehcas */
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(shca_list_lock);
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(shca_list_lock);
 
 static struct timer_list poll_eqs_timer;