diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index dcfe94594916..67c046549192 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ void target_do_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct se_device *dev = container_of(work, struct se_device,
 					     delayed_cmd_work);
 
-	spin_lock(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
 	while (!dev->ordered_sync_in_progress) {
 		struct se_cmd *cmd;
 
@@ -2380,12 +2380,12 @@ void target_do_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev->ordered_sync_in_progress = true;
 
 		list_del(&cmd->se_delayed_node);
-		spin_unlock(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
 
 		__target_execute_cmd(cmd, true);
-		spin_lock(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
 }
 
 static void transport_complete_ordered_sync(struct se_cmd *cmd)