diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index bec3bc8..a59fcdc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
 void sas_ata_strategy_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(shost);
-	LIST_HEAD(async);
+	ASYNC_DOMAIN_EXCLUSIVE(async);
 	int i;
 
 	/* it's ok to defer revalidation events during ata eh, these