diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c
index cd4f441f7..3bb6ab6f2 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_mbx.c
@@ -1404,6 +1404,9 @@ qla2x00_issue_iocb_timeout(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, void *buffer,
 	mbx_cmd_t	mc;
 	mbx_cmd_t	*mcp = &mc;
 
+	if (qla2x00_chip_is_down(vha))
+		return QLA_INVALID_COMMAND;
+
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x1038,
 	    "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
 
@@ -1475,7 +1478,7 @@ qla2x00_abort_command(srb_t *sp)
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x103b,
 	    "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
 
-	if (vha->flags.qpairs_available && sp->qpair)
+	if (sp->qpair)
 		req = sp->qpair->req;
 	else
 		req = vha->req;