diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c
index 6d0360907..df31ee0d5 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ qla24xx_abort_command(srb_t *sp)
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x108c,
 	    "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
 
-	if (vha->flags.qpairs_available && sp->qpair)
+	if (sp->qpair)
 		req = sp->qpair->req;
 	else
 		return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;