diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 8860f41af3ff..80d93bdc424a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -20108,6 +20108,13 @@ void lpfc_release_io_buf(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd,
 	lpfc_ncmd->cur_iocbq.wqe_cmpl = NULL;
 	lpfc_ncmd->cur_iocbq.iocb_cmpl = NULL;
 
+	if (phba->cfg_xpsgl && !phba->nvmet_support &&
+	    !list_empty(&lpfc_ncmd->dma_sgl_xtra_list))
+		lpfc_put_sgl_per_hdwq(phba, lpfc_ncmd);
+
+	if (!list_empty(&lpfc_ncmd->dma_cmd_rsp_list))
+		lpfc_put_cmd_rsp_buf_per_hdwq(phba, lpfc_ncmd);
+
 	if (phba->cfg_xri_rebalancing) {
 		if (lpfc_ncmd->expedite) {
 			/* Return to expedite pool */
@@ -20172,13 +20179,6 @@ void lpfc_release_io_buf(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->io_buf_list_put_lock,
 				       iflag);
 	}
-
-	if (phba->cfg_xpsgl && !phba->nvmet_support &&
-	    !list_empty(&lpfc_ncmd->dma_sgl_xtra_list))
-		lpfc_put_sgl_per_hdwq(phba, lpfc_ncmd);
-
-	if (!list_empty(&lpfc_ncmd->dma_cmd_rsp_list))
-		lpfc_put_cmd_rsp_buf_per_hdwq(phba, lpfc_ncmd);
 }
 
 /**