diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 04bf8088872a99..d324a12c26cd90 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static void smc_switch_to_fallback(struct smc_sock *smc)
 		 * to clcsocket->wq during the fallback.
 		 */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&smc_wait->lock, flags);
-		spin_lock(&clc_wait->lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&clc_wait->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		list_splice_init(&smc_wait->head, &clc_wait->head);
 		spin_unlock(&clc_wait->lock);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smc_wait->lock, flags);