diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c
index 364853a6e..e8927f629 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.c
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ bnxt_ulp_deinit(struct bnxt *bp,
 					 TF_TUNNEL_ENCAP_NAT,
 					 BNXT_ULP_NAT_OUTER_MOST_FLAGS, 0);
 
+	/* free the flow db lock */
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&bp->ulp_ctx->cfg_data->flow_db_lock);
+
 	/* Delete the ulp context and tf session and free the ulp context */
 	ulp_ctx_deinit(bp, session);
 	BNXT_TF_DBG(DEBUG, "ulp ctx has been deinitialized\n");
@@ -750,6 +753,12 @@ bnxt_ulp_init(struct bnxt *bp,
 		goto jump_to_error;
 	}
 
+	rc = pthread_mutex_init(&bp->ulp_ctx->cfg_data->flow_db_lock, NULL);
+	if (rc) {
+		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Unable to initialize flow db lock\n");
+		goto jump_to_error;
+	}
+
 	/* Initialize ulp dparms with values devargs passed */
 	rc = ulp_dparms_init(bp, bp->ulp_ctx);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -1235,3 +1244,27 @@ bnxt_ulp_cntxt_ptr2_ulp_vfr_info_get(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 
 	return &ulp_ctx->cfg_data->vfr_rule_info[port_id];
 }
+
+/* Function to acquire the flow database lock from the ulp context. */
+int32_t
+bnxt_ulp_cntxt_acquire_fdb_lock(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx)
+{
+	if (!ulp_ctx || !ulp_ctx->cfg_data)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (pthread_mutex_lock(&ulp_ctx->cfg_data->flow_db_lock)) {
+		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "unable to acquire fdb lock\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Function to release the flow database lock from the ulp context. */
+void
+bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx)
+{
+	if (!ulp_ctx || !ulp_ctx->cfg_data)
+		return;
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&ulp_ctx->cfg_data->flow_db_lock);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.h
index ed978734a..36405ae1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_data {
 	uint32_t			dev_id; /* Hardware device id */
 	uint32_t			ref_cnt;
 	struct bnxt_ulp_flow_db		*flow_db;
+	pthread_mutex_t			flow_db_lock;
 	void				*mapper_data;
 	struct bnxt_ulp_port_db		*port_db;
 	struct bnxt_ulp_fc_info		*fc_info;
@@ -196,4 +197,10 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_vfr_rule_info*
 bnxt_ulp_cntxt_ptr2_ulp_vfr_info_get(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 				     uint32_t port_id);
 
+int32_t
+bnxt_ulp_cntxt_acquire_fdb_lock(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx);
+
+void
+bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx);
+
 #endif /* _BNXT_ULP_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_flow_db.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_flow_db.c
index cbdf5df68..9a2d3758d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_flow_db.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_flow_db.c
@@ -793,10 +793,17 @@ int32_t	ulp_flow_db_flush_flows(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Flow database not found\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (bnxt_ulp_cntxt_acquire_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx)) {
+		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Flow db lock acquire failed\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	flow_tbl = &flow_db->flow_tbl[idx];
 	while (!ulp_flow_db_next_entry_get(flow_tbl, &fid))
 		ulp_mapper_resources_free(ulp_ctx, fid, idx);
 
+	bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -826,13 +833,17 @@ ulp_flow_db_function_flow_flush(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Flow database not found\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (bnxt_ulp_cntxt_acquire_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx)) {
+		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Flow db lock acquire failed\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	flow_tbl = &flow_db->flow_tbl[BNXT_ULP_REGULAR_FLOW_TABLE];
 	while (!ulp_flow_db_next_entry_get(flow_tbl, &flow_id)) {
 		if (flow_db->func_id_tbl[flow_id] == func_id)
 			ulp_mapper_resources_free(ulp_ctx, flow_id,
 						  BNXT_ULP_REGULAR_FLOW_TABLE);
 	}
-
+	bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
index 732141166..85ae3b5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
@@ -2668,12 +2668,21 @@ int32_t
 ulp_mapper_flow_destroy(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx, uint32_t fid,
 			enum bnxt_ulp_flow_db_tables flow_tbl_type)
 {
+	int32_t rc;
+
 	if (!ulp_ctx) {
 		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Invalid parms, unable to free flow\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (bnxt_ulp_cntxt_acquire_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx)) {
+		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Flow db lock acquire failed\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rc = ulp_mapper_resources_free(ulp_ctx, fid, flow_tbl_type);
+	bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx);
+	return rc;
 
-	return ulp_mapper_resources_free(ulp_ctx, fid, flow_tbl_type);
 }
 
 /* Function to handle the default global templates that are allocated during
@@ -2838,6 +2847,12 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Protect flow creation */
+	if (bnxt_ulp_cntxt_acquire_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx)) {
+		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Flow db lock acquire failed\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate a Flow ID for attaching all resources for the flow to.
 	 * Once allocated, all errors have to walk the list of resources and
 	 * free each of them.
@@ -2848,6 +2863,7 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 				   &parms.fid);
 	if (rc) {
 		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Unable to allocate flow table entry\n");
+		bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
@@ -2871,10 +2887,12 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 	}
 
 	*flowid = parms.fid;
+	bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx);
 
 	return rc;
 
 flow_error:
+	bnxt_ulp_cntxt_release_fdb_lock(ulp_ctx);
 	/* Free all resources that were allocated during flow creation */
 	trc = ulp_mapper_flow_destroy(ulp_ctx, parms.fid,
 				      BNXT_ULP_REGULAR_FLOW_TABLE);
