diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index c43ec0e5dc434171014fee54244edc1c8ab8cca0..6ff720d8961d0edfd6e86040f34f69ac8d7bc378 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ qla2x00_mailbox_command(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, mbx_cmd_t *mcp)
 		atomic_inc(&ha->num_pend_mbx_stage3);
 		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->mbx_intr_comp,
 		    mcp->tov * HZ)) {
+			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x117a,
+			    "cmd=%x Timeout.\n", command);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
+			clear_bit(MBX_INTR_WAIT, &ha->mbx_cmd_flags);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
+
 			if (chip_reset != ha->chip_reset) {
 				spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 				ha->flags.mbox_busy = 0;
@@ -281,12 +287,6 @@ qla2x00_mailbox_command(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, mbx_cmd_t *mcp)
 				rval = QLA_ABORTED;
 				goto premature_exit;
 			}
-			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x117a,
-			    "cmd=%x Timeout.\n", command);
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-			clear_bit(MBX_INTR_WAIT, &ha->mbx_cmd_flags);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-
 		} else if (ha->flags.purge_mbox ||
 		    chip_reset != ha->chip_reset) {
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);