diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 1ae31a119a37..9628fe4a967f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -6047,12 +6047,27 @@ qla2x00_do_dpc(void *data)
 		if (test_and_clear_bit
 		    (ISP_ABORT_NEEDED, &base_vha->dpc_flags) &&
 		    !test_bit(UNLOADING, &base_vha->dpc_flags)) {
+			bool do_reset = true;
 
-			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, base_vha, 0x4007,
-			    "ISP abort scheduled.\n");
-			if (!(test_and_set_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE,
+			switch (ql2x_ini_mode) {
+			case QLA2XXX_INI_MODE_ENABLED:
+				break;
+			case QLA2XXX_INI_MODE_DISABLED:
+				if (!qla_tgt_mode_enabled(base_vha))
+					do_reset = false;
+				break;
+			case QLA2XXX_INI_MODE_DUAL:
+				if (!qla_dual_mode_enabled(base_vha))
+					do_reset = false;
+				break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (do_reset && !(test_and_set_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE,
 			    &base_vha->dpc_flags))) {
-
+				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, base_vha, 0x4007,
+				    "ISP abort scheduled.\n");
 				if (ha->isp_ops->abort_isp(base_vha)) {
 					/* failed. retry later */
 					set_bit(ISP_ABORT_NEEDED,
@@ -6060,10 +6075,9 @@ qla2x00_do_dpc(void *data)
 				}
 				clear_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE,
 						&base_vha->dpc_flags);
+				ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, base_vha, 0x4008,
+				    "ISP abort end.\n");
 			}
-
-			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_dpc, base_vha, 0x4008,
-			    "ISP abort end.\n");
 		}
 
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED,