diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index ce4c5d728407..8d9ecabb1aac 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static void qla24xx_abort_iocb_timeout(void *data)
 	struct qla_qpair *qpair = sp->qpair;
 	u32 handle;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int sp_found = 0, cmdsp_found = 0;
 
 	if (sp->cmd_sp)
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_async, sp->vha, 0x507c,
@@ -124,18 +125,21 @@ static void qla24xx_abort_iocb_timeout(void *data)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 	for (handle = 1; handle < qpair->req->num_outstanding_cmds; handle++) {
 		if (sp->cmd_sp && (qpair->req->outstanding_cmds[handle] ==
-		    sp->cmd_sp))
+		    sp->cmd_sp)) {
 			qpair->req->outstanding_cmds[handle] = NULL;
+			cmdsp_found = 1;
+		}
 
 		/* removing the abort */
 		if (qpair->req->outstanding_cmds[handle] == sp) {
 			qpair->req->outstanding_cmds[handle] = NULL;
+			sp_found = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 
-	if (sp->cmd_sp) {
+	if (cmdsp_found && sp->cmd_sp) {
 		/*
 		 * This done function should take care of
 		 * original command ref: INIT
@@ -143,8 +147,10 @@ static void qla24xx_abort_iocb_timeout(void *data)
 		sp->cmd_sp->done(sp->cmd_sp, QLA_OS_TIMER_EXPIRED);
 	}
 
-	abt->u.abt.comp_status = cpu_to_le16(CS_TIMEOUT);
-	sp->done(sp, QLA_OS_TIMER_EXPIRED);
+	if (sp_found) {
+		abt->u.abt.comp_status = cpu_to_le16(CS_TIMEOUT);
+		sp->done(sp, QLA_OS_TIMER_EXPIRED);
+	}
 }
 
 static void qla24xx_abort_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)