diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index bc2c7ded6949..5fbb8f4b4dc7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -1837,31 +1837,23 @@ qla24xx_tm_iocb_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req, void *tsk)
 	sp->done(sp, 0);
 }
 
-static void
-qla24xx_nvme_iocb_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req, void *tsk)
+static void qla24xx_nvme_iocb_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req,
+    void *tsk, srb_t *sp)
 {
-	const char func[] = "NVME-IOCB";
 	fc_port_t *fcport;
-	srb_t *sp;
 	struct srb_iocb *iocb;
 	struct sts_entry_24xx *sts = (struct sts_entry_24xx *)tsk;
 	uint16_t        state_flags;
 	struct nvmefc_fcp_req *fd;
 	uint16_t        ret = 0;
-	struct srb_iocb *nvme;
-
-	sp = qla2x00_get_sp_from_handle(vha, func, req, tsk);
-	if (!sp)
-		return;
 
 	iocb = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
 	fcport = sp->fcport;
 	iocb->u.nvme.comp_status = le16_to_cpu(sts->comp_status);
 	state_flags  = le16_to_cpu(sts->state_flags);
 	fd = iocb->u.nvme.desc;
-	nvme = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
 
-	if (unlikely(nvme->u.nvme.aen_op))
+	if (unlikely(iocb->u.nvme.aen_op))
 		atomic_dec(&sp->vha->hw->nvme_active_aen_cnt);
 
 	/*
@@ -1895,45 +1887,30 @@ qla24xx_nvme_iocb_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req, void *tsk)
 	fd->transferred_length = fd->payload_length -
 	    le32_to_cpu(sts->residual_len);
 
-	/*
-	 * If transport error then Failure (HBA rejects request)
-	 * otherwise transport will handle.
-	 */
-	if (sts->entry_status) {
-		ql_log(ql_log_warn, fcport->vha, 0x5038,
-		    "NVME-%s error - hdl=%x entry-status(%x).\n",
-		    sp->name, sp->handle, sts->entry_status);
+	switch (le16_to_cpu(sts->comp_status)) {
+	case CS_COMPLETE:
+		ret = QLA_SUCCESS;
+		break;
+	case CS_ABORTED:
+	case CS_RESET:
+	case CS_PORT_UNAVAILABLE:
+	case CS_PORT_LOGGED_OUT:
+	case CS_PORT_BUSY:
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, fcport->vha, 0x5060,
+		    "NVME-%s ERR Handling - hdl=%x completion status(%x) resid=%x  ox_id=%x\n",
+		    sp->name, sp->handle, sts->comp_status,
+		    le32_to_cpu(sts->residual_len), sts->ox_id);
+		fd->transferred_length = 0;
+		iocb->u.nvme.rsp_pyld_len = 0;
+		ret = QLA_ABORTED;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, fcport->vha, 0x5060,
+		    "NVME-%s error - hdl=%x completion status(%x) resid=%x  ox_id=%x\n",
+		    sp->name, sp->handle, sts->comp_status,
+		    le32_to_cpu(sts->residual_len), sts->ox_id);
 		ret = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-	} else  {
-		switch (le16_to_cpu(sts->comp_status)) {
-			case CS_COMPLETE:
-				ret = QLA_SUCCESS;
-			break;
-
-			case CS_RESET:
-			case CS_PORT_UNAVAILABLE:
-				fcport->nvme_flag |= NVME_FLAG_RESETTING;
-				/* fall through */
-			case CS_ABORTED:
-			case CS_PORT_LOGGED_OUT:
-			case CS_PORT_BUSY:
-				ql_log(ql_log_warn, fcport->vha, 0x5060,
-				"NVME-%s ERR Handling - hdl=%x completion status(%x) resid=%x  ox_id=%x\n",
-				sp->name, sp->handle, sts->comp_status,
-				le32_to_cpu(sts->residual_len), sts->ox_id);
-				fd->transferred_length = 0;
-				iocb->u.nvme.rsp_pyld_len = 0;
-				ret = QLA_ABORTED;
-			break;
-
-			default:
-				ql_log(ql_log_warn, fcport->vha, 0x5060,
-				"NVME-%s error - hdl=%x completion status(%x) resid=%x  ox_id=%x\n",
-				sp->name, sp->handle, sts->comp_status,
-				le32_to_cpu(sts->residual_len), sts->ox_id);
-				ret = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-				break;
-		}
+		break;
 	}
 	sp->done(sp, ret);
 }
@@ -2461,7 +2438,8 @@ qla2x00_status_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct rsp_que *rsp, void *pkt)
 
 	/* NVME completion. */
 	if (sp->type == SRB_NVME_CMD) {
-		qla24xx_nvme_iocb_entry(vha, req, pkt);
+		req->outstanding_cmds[handle] = NULL;
+		qla24xx_nvme_iocb_entry(vha, req, pkt, sp);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 57275bc9fe14..c5a963c2c86e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static void qla_nvme_poll(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport, void *hw_queue_handl
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qpair->qp_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static int qla2x00_start_nvme_mq(srb_t *sp)
+static inline int qla2x00_start_nvme_mq(srb_t *sp)
 {
 	unsigned long   flags;
 	uint32_t        *clr_ptr;