diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
index 08bf5fa6afd4..10a5436aff77 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
@@ -666,13 +666,10 @@ static void fc_exch_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (e_stat & ESB_ST_ABNORMAL)
 			rc = fc_exch_done_locked(ep);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ep->ex_lock);
+		if (!rc)
+			fc_exch_delete(ep);
 		if (resp)
 			resp(sp, ERR_PTR(-FC_EX_TIMEOUT), arg);
-		if (!rc) {
-			/* delete the exchange if it's already being aborted */
-			fc_exch_delete(ep);
-			return;
-		}
 		fc_seq_exch_abort(sp, 2 * ep->r_a_tov);
 		goto done;
 	}