diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index fdae25ec554d..f789cf0e19c3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -1316,9 +1316,9 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpdb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, u8 opt)
 	if (!vha->flags.online || (fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT) ||
 	    fcport->loop_id == FC_NO_LOOP_ID) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0xffff,
-		    "%s: %8phC - not sending command.\n",
-		    __func__, fcport->port_name);
-		return rval;
+		    "%s: %8phC online %d flags %x - not sending command.\n",
+		    __func__, fcport->port_name, vha->flags.online, fcport->flags);
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	sp = qla2x00_get_sp(vha, fcport, GFP_KERNEL);