diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 7ca612c9019f..88c2f95e3c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3312,6 +3312,14 @@ qla2x00_alloc_fw_dump(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	struct rsp_que *rsp = ha->rsp_q_map[0];
 	struct qla2xxx_fw_dump *fw_dump;
 
+	if (ha->fw_dump) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_init, vha, 0x00bd,
+		    "Firmware dump already allocated.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ha->fw_dumped = 0;
+	ha->fw_dump_cap_flags = 0;
 	dump_size = fixed_size = mem_size = eft_size = fce_size = mq_size = 0;
 	req_q_size = rsp_q_size = 0;