diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 4480a5632c11..633ad7858af5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -473,9 +473,11 @@ qla2x00_async_adisc(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 {
 	srb_t *sp;
 	struct srb_iocb *lio;
-	int rval;
+	int rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+
+	if (!vha->flags.online || (fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT))
+		return rval;
 
-	rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 	fcport->flags |= FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
 	sp = qla2x00_get_sp(vha, fcport, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sp)