diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 2491bc9dd2a5b58d87b4d4e0eec29cb218c4db52..17d656b3af6a6825e2ee7f91f4cee2e7f62d5c66 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -3345,6 +3345,11 @@ static struct qla_tgt_cmd *qlt_get_tag(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 	cmd->loop_id = sess->loop_id;
 	cmd->conf_compl_supported = sess->conf_compl_supported;
 
+	cmd->cmd_flags = 0;
+	cmd->jiffies_at_alloc = get_jiffies_64();
+
+	cmd->reset_count = vha->hw->chip_reset;
+
 	return cmd;
 }
 
@@ -3451,11 +3456,6 @@ static int qlt_handle_cmd_for_atio(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	cmd->cmd_flags = 0;
-	cmd->jiffies_at_alloc = get_jiffies_64();
-
-	cmd->reset_count = vha->hw->chip_reset;
-
 	cmd->cmd_in_wq = 1;
 	cmd->cmd_flags |= BIT_0;
 	INIT_WORK(&cmd->work, qlt_do_work);