diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index dcdcd19..7d68990 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@
 	struct mlx5_ib_resources	devr;
 	struct mlx5_mr_cache		cache;
 	struct timer_list		delay_timer;
+	/* Prevents soft lock on massive reg MRs */
+	struct mutex			slow_path_mutex;
 	int				fill_delay;
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_ON_DEMAND_PAGING
 	struct ib_odp_caps	odp_caps;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
index d4ad672..4e90124 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
+	mutex_init(&dev->slow_path_mutex);
 	cache->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mkey_cache", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
 	if (!cache->wq) {
 		mlx5_ib_warn(dev, "failed to create work queue\n");
@@ -1182,9 +1183,12 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!mr)
+	if (!mr) {
+		mutex_lock(&dev->slow_path_mutex);
 		mr = reg_create(NULL, pd, virt_addr, length, umem, ncont,
 				page_shift, access_flags);
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->slow_path_mutex);
+	}
 
 	if (IS_ERR(mr)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(mr);