diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 379c37451645..3a6520187ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -9004,7 +9004,8 @@ lpfc_mbox_api_table_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint8_t dev_grp)
  * @pring: Pointer to driver SLI ring object.
  * @piocb: Pointer to address of newly added command iocb.
  *
- * This function is called with hbalock held to add a command
+ * This function is called with hbalock held for SLI3 ports or
+ * the ring lock held for SLI4 ports to add a command
  * iocb to the txq when SLI layer cannot submit the command iocb
  * to the ring.
  **/
@@ -9012,7 +9013,10 @@ void
 __lpfc_sli_ringtx_put(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 		    struct lpfc_iocbq *piocb)
 {
-	lockdep_assert_held(&phba->hbalock);
+	if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+		lockdep_assert_held(&pring->ring_lock);
+	else
+		lockdep_assert_held(&phba->hbalock);
 	/* Insert the caller's iocb in the txq tail for later processing. */
 	list_add_tail(&piocb->list, &pring->txq);
 }
@@ -9903,7 +9907,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_iocb2wqe(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *iocbq,
  * __lpfc_sli_issue_iocb_s4 is used by other functions in the driver to issue
  * an iocb command to an HBA with SLI-4 interface spec.
  *
- * This function is called with hbalock held. The function will return success
+ * This function is called with ringlock held. The function will return success
  * after it successfully submit the iocb to firmware or after adding to the
  * txq.
  **/