diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 2c6c2cd5a0d0748499aa14b0d2b3e2df74914b6f..596a9b214df16c46820f67ce3a312a50b317e970 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ qla2x00_mailbox_command(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, mbx_cmd_t *mcp)
 				set_bit(ISP_ABORT_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
 				qla2xxx_wake_dpc(vha);
 			}
-		} else if (!abort_active) {
+		} else if (current == ha->dpc_thread) {
 			/* call abort directly since we are in the DPC thread */
 			ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x101d,
 			    "Timeout, calling abort_isp.\n");