diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 66e8a2e5dfaf..a8d822c4e3ba 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -2076,7 +2076,6 @@ qla2x00_async_tm_cmd(fc_port_t *fcport, uint32_t flags, uint32_t lun,
 done_free_sp:
 	/* ref: INIT */
 	kref_put(&sp->cmd_kref, qla2x00_sp_release);
-	fcport->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
 done:
 	return rval;
 }