diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index def694271bf79bf96cb6190878434b902381fb79..37da04d3db2634a0f9fc17e55f7389eead88a27a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3838,15 +3838,12 @@ qla2x00_loop_resync(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 		req = vha->req;
 	rsp = req->rsp;
 
-	atomic_set(&vha->loop_state, LOOP_UPDATE);
 	clear_bit(ISP_ABORT_RETRY, &vha->dpc_flags);
 	if (vha->flags.online) {
 		if (!(rval = qla2x00_fw_ready(vha))) {
 			/* Wait at most MAX_TARGET RSCNs for a stable link. */
 			wait_time = 256;
 			do {
-				atomic_set(&vha->loop_state, LOOP_UPDATE);
-
 				/* Issue a marker after FW becomes ready. */
 				qla2x00_marker(vha, req, rsp, 0, 0,
 					MK_SYNC_ALL);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index 477767fcfd1e92368b2e41c7e4ce4e7a83520556..646fc5263d50808364b51e284a277dda4fce12fa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ qla2x00_async_event(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct rsp_que *rsp, uint16_t *mb)
 			vha->flags.rscn_queue_overflow = 1;
 		}
 
-		atomic_set(&vha->loop_state, LOOP_UPDATE);
 		atomic_set(&vha->loop_down_timer, 0);
 		vha->flags.management_server_logged_in = 0;