struct work_struct      io_work;
        int                     io_cpu;
 
+       struct mutex            queue_lock;
        struct mutex            send_mutex;
        struct llist_head       req_list;
        struct list_head        send_list;
 
        sock_release(queue->sock);
        kfree(queue->pdu);
+       mutex_destroy(&queue->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static int nvme_tcp_init_connection(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
        struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = &ctrl->queues[qid];
        int ret, rcv_pdu_size;
 
+       mutex_init(&queue->queue_lock);
        queue->ctrl = ctrl;
        init_llist_head(&queue->req_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->send_list);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(nctrl->device,
                        "failed to create socket: %d\n", ret);
-               return ret;
+               goto err_destroy_mutex;
        }
 
        /* Single syn retry */
 err_sock:
        sock_release(queue->sock);
        queue->sock = NULL;
+err_destroy_mutex:
+       mutex_destroy(&queue->queue_lock);
        return ret;
 }
 
        struct nvme_tcp_ctrl *ctrl = to_tcp_ctrl(nctrl);
        struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = &ctrl->queues[qid];
 
-       if (!test_and_clear_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_LIVE, &queue->flags))
-               return;
-       __nvme_tcp_stop_queue(queue);
+       mutex_lock(&queue->queue_lock);
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(NVME_TCP_Q_LIVE, &queue->flags))
+               __nvme_tcp_stop_queue(queue);
+       mutex_unlock(&queue->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static int nvme_tcp_start_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int idx)