diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 4105f26f42b3..c062ba89b02b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ int qla24xx_async_gnl(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	u16 *mb;
 
 	if (!vha->flags.online || (fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT))
-		return rval;
+		goto done;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20d9,
 	    "Async-gnlist WWPN %8phC \n", fcport->port_name);
@@ -1190,8 +1190,9 @@ int qla24xx_async_gnl(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 done_free_sp:
 	/* ref: INIT */
 	kref_put(&sp->cmd_kref, qla2x00_sp_release);
+	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_ASYNC_SENT);
 done:
-	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE | FCF_ASYNC_SENT);
+	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE);
 	return rval;
 }