diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c
index 4869ef813dc4f..63f99f4eeed97 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c
@@ -1520,9 +1520,19 @@ void qedf_process_error_detect(struct qedf_ctx *qedf, struct fcoe_cqe *cqe,
 {
 	int rval;
 
+	if (io_req == NULL) {
+		QEDF_INFO(NULL, QEDF_LOG_IO, "io_req is NULL.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (io_req->fcport == NULL) {
+		QEDF_INFO(NULL, QEDF_LOG_IO, "fcport is NULL.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!cqe) {
 		QEDF_INFO(&qedf->dbg_ctx, QEDF_LOG_IO,
-			  "cqe is NULL for io_req %p\n", io_req);
+			"cqe is NULL for io_req %p\n", io_req);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1538,6 +1548,16 @@ void qedf_process_error_detect(struct qedf_ctx *qedf, struct fcoe_cqe *cqe,
 		  le32_to_cpu(cqe->cqe_info.err_info.rx_buf_off),
 		  le32_to_cpu(cqe->cqe_info.err_info.rx_id));
 
+	/* When flush is active, let the cmds be flushed out from the cleanup context */
+	if (test_bit(QEDF_RPORT_IN_TARGET_RESET, &io_req->fcport->flags) ||
+		(test_bit(QEDF_RPORT_IN_LUN_RESET, &io_req->fcport->flags) &&
+		 io_req->sc_cmd->device->lun == (u64)io_req->fcport->lun_reset_lun)) {
+		QEDF_ERR(&qedf->dbg_ctx,
+			"Dropping EQE for xid=0x%x as fcport is flushing",
+			io_req->xid);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (qedf->stop_io_on_error) {
 		qedf_stop_all_io(qedf);
 		return;