diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 1b2305333ed8..745ba85a8993 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -741,14 +741,15 @@ lpfc_selective_reset(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	int status = 0;
 	int rc;
 
-	if ((!phba->cfg_enable_hba_reset) ||
-	    (phba->pport->fc_flag & FC_OFFLINE_MODE))
+	if (!phba->cfg_enable_hba_reset)
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	status = lpfc_do_offline(phba, LPFC_EVT_OFFLINE);
+	if (!(phba->pport->fc_flag & FC_OFFLINE_MODE)) {
+		status = lpfc_do_offline(phba, LPFC_EVT_OFFLINE);
 
-	if (status != 0)
-		return status;
+		if (status != 0)
+			return status;
+	}
 
 	init_completion(&online_compl);
 	rc = lpfc_workq_post_event(phba, &status, &online_compl,