list_for_each_entry(path, &remove_list, list)
                rb_erase(&path->rb_node, &priv->path_tree);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-
        list_for_each_entry_safe(path, tp, &remove_list, list) {
                if (path->query)
                        ib_sa_cancel_query(path->query_id, path->query);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
                wait_for_completion(&path->done);
                path_free(dev, path);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
        }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void path_rec_completion(int status,