diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
index 1f1a05a90d3d7f9a29d0da663af27cc8fc2d7d69..fc08e46a93ca93a85bb8c84c5bb08876915896d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
@@ -3360,15 +3360,15 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpsc(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout;
 	sp->done = qla24xx_async_gpsc_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x205e,
 	    "Async-%s %8phC hdl=%x loopid=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x.\n",
 	    sp->name, fcport->port_name, sp->handle,
 	    fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b.domain,
 	    fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa);
+
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -3729,13 +3729,14 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpnid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, port_id_t *id)
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_gpnid_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2067,
+	    "Async-%s hdl=%x ID %3phC.\n", sp->name,
+	    sp->handle, ct_req->req.port_id.port_id);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
 		goto done_free_sp;
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2067,
-	    "Async-%s hdl=%x ID %3phC.\n", sp->name,
-	    sp->handle, ct_req->req.port_id.port_id);
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index ddce32fe0513add889fcfec0848973b58cae6354..39a8f4a671aaaf66dddb45963f7fbff2de831e51 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ qla2x00_async_login(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 
 	}
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2072,
+	    "Async-login - %8phC hdl=%x, loopid=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x "
+		"retries=%d.\n", fcport->port_name, sp->handle, fcport->loop_id,
+	    fcport->d_id.b.domain, fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa,
+	    fcport->login_retry);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		fcport->flags |= FCF_LOGIN_NEEDED;
@@ -254,11 +260,6 @@ qla2x00_async_login(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2072,
-	    "Async-login - %8phC hdl=%x, loopid=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x "
-		"retries=%d.\n", fcport->port_name, sp->handle, fcport->loop_id,
-	    fcport->d_id.b.domain, fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa,
-	    fcport->login_retry);
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -303,15 +304,16 @@ qla2x00_async_logout(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	qla2x00_init_timer(sp, qla2x00_get_async_timeout(vha) + 2);
 
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_logout_sp_done;
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2070,
 	    "Async-logout - hdl=%x loop-id=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x %8phC.\n",
 	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b.domain,
 		fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa,
 		fcport->port_name);
+
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -489,13 +491,15 @@ qla2x00_async_adisc(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done;
 	if (data[1] & QLA_LOGIO_LOGIN_RETRIED)
 		lio->u.logio.flags |= SRB_LOGIN_RETRIED;
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x206f,
 	    "Async-adisc - hdl=%x loopid=%x portid=%06x %8phC.\n",
 	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24, fcport->port_name);
+
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -1161,14 +1165,13 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpdb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, u8 opt)
 
 	sp->done = qla24xx_async_gpdb_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20dc,
 	    "Async-%s %8phC hndl %x opt %x\n",
 	    sp->name, fcport->port_name, sp->handle, opt);
 
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -1698,15 +1701,14 @@ qla2x00_async_tm_cmd(fc_port_t *fcport, uint32_t flags, uint32_t lun,
 	tm_iocb->u.tmf.data = tag;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_tmf_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_taskm, vha, 0x802f,
 	    "Async-tmf hdl=%x loop-id=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x.\n",
 	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b.domain,
 	    fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa);
 
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	wait_for_completion(&tm_iocb->u.tmf.comp);
 
 	rval = tm_iocb->u.tmf.data;
@@ -1790,14 +1792,14 @@ qla24xx_async_abort_cmd(srb_t *cmd_sp, bool wait)
 
 	sp->done = qla24xx_abort_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_async, vha, 0x507c,
 	    "Abort command issued - hdl=%x, target_id=%x\n",
 	    cmd_sp->handle, fcport->tgt_id);
 
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	if (wait) {
 		wait_for_completion(&abt_iocb->u.abt.comp);
 		rval = abt_iocb->u.abt.comp_status == CS_COMPLETE ?