diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 3537113f006fa..9a28a940081de 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -3909,6 +3909,7 @@ static void xhci_free_dev(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 	struct xhci_hcd *xhci = hcd_to_xhci(hcd);
 	struct xhci_virt_device *virt_dev;
 	struct xhci_slot_ctx *slot_ctx;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -3937,7 +3938,11 @@ static void xhci_free_dev(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct usb_device *udev)
 	}
 	virt_dev->udev = NULL;
 	xhci_disable_slot(xhci, udev->slot_id);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
 	xhci_free_virt_device(xhci, udev->slot_id);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
+
 }
 
 int xhci_disable_slot(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, u32 slot_id)