diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 06138b618220..e25e63eb5a53 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -911,7 +911,12 @@ lpfc_issue_lip(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq;
 	int mbxstatus = MBXERR_ERROR;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the link is offline, disabled or BLOCK_MGMT_IO
+	 * it doesn't make any sense to allow issue_lip
+	 */
 	if ((vport->fc_flag & FC_OFFLINE_MODE) ||
+	    (phba->hba_flag & LINK_DISABLED) ||
 	    (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO))
 		return -EPERM;