diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.c
index 50e289b286..0b4030e2b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.c
@@ -1167,6 +1167,10 @@ static int bnx2x_has_rx_work(struct bnx2x_fastpath *fp)
 	if (unlikely((rx_cq_cons_sb & MAX_RCQ_ENTRIES(rxq)) ==
 		     MAX_RCQ_ENTRIES(rxq)))
 		rx_cq_cons_sb++;
+
+	PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "hw CQ cons = %d, sw CQ cons = %d",
+		   rx_cq_cons_sb, rxq->rx_cq_head);
+
 	return rxq->rx_cq_head != rx_cq_cons_sb;
 }
 
@@ -1249,9 +1253,12 @@ static uint8_t bnx2x_rxeof(struct bnx2x_softc *sc, struct bnx2x_fastpath *fp)
 	uint16_t bd_cons, bd_prod, bd_prod_fw, comp_ring_cons;
 	uint16_t hw_cq_cons, sw_cq_cons, sw_cq_prod;
 
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&(fp)->rx_mtx);
+
 	rxq = sc->rx_queues[fp->index];
 	if (!rxq) {
 		PMD_RX_LOG(ERR, "RX queue %d is NULL", fp->index);
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&(fp)->rx_mtx);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1321,9 +1328,14 @@ next_cqe:
 	rxq->rx_cq_head = sw_cq_cons;
 	rxq->rx_cq_tail = sw_cq_prod;
 
+	PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "BD prod = %d, sw CQ prod = %d",
+		   bd_prod_fw, sw_cq_prod);
+
 	/* Update producers */
 	bnx2x_update_rx_prod(sc, fp, bd_prod_fw, sw_cq_prod);
 
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&(fp)->rx_mtx);
+
 	return sw_cq_cons != hw_cq_cons;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.h b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
index 3383c76759..1dbc98197d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@ struct bnx2x_fastpath {
 	/* pointer back to parent structure */
 	struct bnx2x_softc *sc;
 
+	/* Used to synchronize fastpath Rx access */
+	rte_spinlock_t rx_mtx;
+
 	/* status block */
 	struct bnx2x_dma                 sb_dma;
 	union bnx2x_host_hc_status_block status_block;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_rxtx.c
index ae97dfee36..0d77035844 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_rxtx.c
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ bnx2x_recv_pkts(void *p_rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	uint16_t len, pad;
 	struct rte_mbuf *rx_mb = NULL;
 
+	rte_spinlock_lock(&(fp)->rx_mtx);
+
 	hw_cq_cons = le16toh(*fp->rx_cq_cons_sb);
 	if ((hw_cq_cons & USABLE_RCQ_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE) ==
 			USABLE_RCQ_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE) {
@@ -357,8 +359,10 @@ bnx2x_recv_pkts(void *p_rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	sw_cq_cons = rxq->rx_cq_head;
 	sw_cq_prod = rxq->rx_cq_tail;
 
-	if (sw_cq_cons == hw_cq_cons)
+	if (sw_cq_cons == hw_cq_cons) {
+		rte_spinlock_unlock(&(fp)->rx_mtx);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	while (nb_rx < nb_pkts && sw_cq_cons != hw_cq_cons) {
 
@@ -439,6 +443,8 @@ next_rx:
 
 	bnx2x_upd_rx_prod_fast(sc, fp, bd_prod, sw_cq_prod);
 
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&(fp)->rx_mtx);
+
 	return nb_rx;
 }