diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 3f9f6d5f8c69..3085895464d9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -2077,16 +2077,19 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_prli(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 
 	if (irsp->ulpStatus) {
 		/* Check for retry */
+		ndlp->fc4_prli_sent--;
 		if (lpfc_els_retry(phba, cmdiocb, rspiocb)) {
 			/* ELS command is being retried */
-			ndlp->fc4_prli_sent--;
 			goto out;
 		}
+
 		/* PRLI failed */
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_ELS,
-				 "2754 PRLI failure DID:%06X Status:x%x/x%x\n",
+				 "2754 PRLI failure DID:%06X Status:x%x/x%x, "
+				 "data: x%x\n",
 				 ndlp->nlp_DID, irsp->ulpStatus,
-				 irsp->un.ulpWord[4]);
+				 irsp->un.ulpWord[4], ndlp->fc4_prli_sent);
+
 		/* Do not call DSM for lpfc_els_abort'ed ELS cmds */
 		if (lpfc_error_lost_link(irsp))
 			goto out;