diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 473b3a08cf96..2f4991cea98c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -2783,7 +2783,7 @@ static int srp_send_tsk_mgmt(struct srp_rdma_ch *ch, u64 req_tag, u64 lun,
 static int srp_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 {
 	struct srp_target_port *target = host_to_target(scmnd->device->host);
-	struct srp_request *req = (struct srp_request *) scmnd->host_scribble;
+	struct srp_request *req = scsi_cmd_priv(scmnd);
 	u32 tag;
 	u16 ch_idx;
 	struct srp_rdma_ch *ch;
@@ -2791,8 +2791,6 @@ static int srp_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 
 	shost_printk(KERN_ERR, target->scsi_host, "SRP abort called\n");
 
-	if (!req)
-		return SUCCESS;
 	tag = blk_mq_unique_tag(scsi_cmd_to_rq(scmnd));
 	ch_idx = blk_mq_unique_tag_to_hwq(tag);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ch_idx >= target->ch_count))