diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 4af794c46d17584536ff5c2755841b97a2ba619d..e075f855f298ebc04b661a13e05a23f676cbbf43 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ qla2xxx_eh_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	uint32_t ratov_j;
 	struct qla_qpair *qpair;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int fast_fail_status = SUCCESS;
 
 	if (qla2x00_isp_reg_stat(ha)) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0x8042,
@@ -1261,15 +1262,16 @@ qla2xxx_eh_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		return FAILED;
 	}
 
+	/* Save any FAST_IO_FAIL value to return later if abort succeeds */
 	ret = fc_block_scsi_eh(cmd);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		return ret;
+		fast_fail_status = ret;
 
 	sp = scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
 	qpair = sp->qpair;
 
 	if ((sp->fcport && sp->fcport->deleted) || !qpair)
-		return SUCCESS;
+		return fast_fail_status != SUCCESS ? fast_fail_status : FAILED;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 	sp->comp = ∁
@@ -1304,7 +1306,7 @@ qla2xxx_eh_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 			    __func__, ha->r_a_tov/10);
 			ret = FAILED;
 		} else {
-			ret = SUCCESS;
+			ret = fast_fail_status;
 		}
 		break;
 	default: