diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
index cceb4ef6d..0736e5dbf 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,8 @@ static void qla2x00_abort_srb(struct qla_qpair *qp, srb_t *sp, const int res,
 		spin_lock_irqsave(qp->qp_lock_ptr, *flags);
 		sp->comp = NULL;
 	}
+
+	atomic_dec(&sp->ref_count);
 }
 
 static void