diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
index ac52b0767..3ad2d7b71 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_init.c
@@ -10699,11 +10699,28 @@ int qla2xxx_delete_qpair(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	int ret = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = qpair->hw;
+	struct rsp_que *rsp = qpair->rsp;
 
 	qpair->delete_in_progress = 1;
 
 	qla_free_buf_pool(qpair);
 
+	/*
+	 * The response-queue interrupt schedules qla_do_work(), which
+	 * dereferences qpair->rsp->req.  Release the interrupt and flush
+	 * any pending work before the request queue is freed below so a
+	 * late completion cannot touch the freed request queue.  The
+	 * firmware queue-delete order (request then response) is kept.
+	 */
+	if (rsp && rsp->msix && rsp->msix->have_irq) {
+		free_irq(rsp->msix->vector, rsp->msix->handle);
+		rsp->msix->have_irq = 0;
+		rsp->msix->in_use = 0;
+		rsp->msix->handle = NULL;
+	}
+	if (rsp && ha->wq)
+		cancel_work_sync(&qpair->q_work);
+
 	ret = qla25xx_delete_req_que(vha, qpair->req);
 	if (ret != QLA_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail;