spin_lock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
        if (zfcp_fsf_req_sbal_get(adapter))
-               goto out;
+               goto out_unlock;
 
        req = zfcp_fsf_req_create(adapter, FSF_QTCB_EXCHANGE_CONFIG_DATA,
                                  0, NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(req)) {
                retval = PTR_ERR(req);
-               goto out;
+               goto out_unlock;
        }
 
        sbale = zfcp_qdio_sbale_req(req);
 
        zfcp_fsf_start_timer(req, ZFCP_FSF_REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
        retval = zfcp_fsf_req_send(req);
-out:
        spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
        if (!retval)
                wait_event(req->completion_wq,
                           req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_COMPLETED);
 
        zfcp_fsf_req_free(req);
+       return retval;
 
+out_unlock:
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
        return retval;
 }
 
 
        spin_lock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
        if (zfcp_fsf_req_sbal_get(adapter))
-               goto out;
+               goto out_unlock;
 
        req = zfcp_fsf_req_create(adapter, FSF_QTCB_EXCHANGE_PORT_DATA, 0,
                                  NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(req)) {
                retval = PTR_ERR(req);
-               goto out;
+               goto out_unlock;
        }
 
        if (data)
        req->handler = zfcp_fsf_exchange_port_data_handler;
        zfcp_fsf_start_timer(req, ZFCP_FSF_REQUEST_TIMEOUT);
        retval = zfcp_fsf_req_send(req);
-out:
        spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
+
        if (!retval)
                wait_event(req->completion_wq,
                           req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_COMPLETED);
        zfcp_fsf_req_free(req);
 
        return retval;
+
+out_unlock:
+       spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->req_q_lock);
+       return retval;
 }
 
 static void zfcp_fsf_open_port_handler(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)