diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 780ff187e9a3c5b57c32822da5df5e4e0d735e57..52ccaebd6f2c994de2ecf55abc7454cd0a8afa15 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -230,25 +230,16 @@ lpfc_sli4_wq_put(struct lpfc_queue *q, union lpfc_wqe128 *wqe)
  * This routine will update the HBA index of a queue to reflect consumption of
  * Work Queue Entries by the HBA. When the HBA indicates that it has consumed
  * an entry the host calls this function to update the queue's internal
- * pointers. This routine returns the number of entries that were consumed by
- * the HBA.
+ * pointers.
  **/
-static uint32_t
+static void
 lpfc_sli4_wq_release(struct lpfc_queue *q, uint32_t index)
 {
-	uint32_t released = 0;
-
 	/* sanity check on queue memory */
 	if (unlikely(!q))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	if (q->hba_index == index)
-		return 0;
-	do {
-		q->hba_index = ((q->hba_index + 1) % q->entry_count);
-		released++;
-	} while (q->hba_index != index);
-	return released;
+	q->hba_index = index;
 }
 
 /**