diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 06ccc0157bd88..579ac75dfe79f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -11804,13 +11804,20 @@ lpfc_sli_validate_fcp_iocb(struct lpfc_iocbq *iocbq, struct lpfc_vport *vport,
 			   lpfc_ctx_cmd ctx_cmd)
 {
 	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_cmd;
+	IOCB_t *icmd = NULL;
 	int rc = 1;
 
 	if (!iocbq || iocbq->vport != vport)
 		return rc;
 
-	if (!(iocbq->iocb_flag &  LPFC_IO_FCP) ||
-	    !(iocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_IO_ON_TXCMPLQ))
+	if (!(iocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_IO_FCP) ||
+	    !(iocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_IO_ON_TXCMPLQ) ||
+	      iocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_DRIVER_ABORTED)
+		return rc;
+
+	icmd = &iocbq->iocb;
+	if (icmd->ulpCommand == CMD_ABORT_XRI_CN ||
+	    icmd->ulpCommand == CMD_CLOSE_XRI_CN)
 		return rc;
 
 	lpfc_cmd = container_of(iocbq, struct lpfc_io_buf, cur_iocbq);