diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index d6b184839bc2ff951233ee8fbcf477d6b133206f..e81fa7d4deb531d383c3a710cfd08ef6b836973e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ __lpfc_sli_get_els_sglq(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *piocbq)
 			list_remove_head(lpfc_els_sgl_list, sglq,
 						struct lpfc_sglq, list);
 			if (sglq == start_sglq) {
+				list_add_tail(&sglq->list, lpfc_els_sgl_list);
 				sglq = NULL;
 				break;
 			} else