diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 9eb41dd39043..73a353153d33 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ qla24xx_abort_command(srb_t *sp)
 	fc_port_t	*fcport = sp->fcport;
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha = fcport->vha;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
-	struct req_que *req = vha->req;
+	struct req_que *req;
 	struct qla_qpair *qpair = sp->qpair;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x108c,