diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_edif.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_edif.c
index c1bfb030d..d493e0bc9 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_edif.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_edif.c
@@ -2952,6 +2952,12 @@ qla28xx_start_scsi_edif(srb_t *sp)
 
 	tot_dsds = nseg;
 	req_cnt = qla24xx_calc_iocbs(vha, tot_dsds);
+
+	sp->iores.res_type = RESOURCE_INI;
+	sp->iores.iocb_cnt = req_cnt;
+	if (qla_get_iocbs(sp->qpair, &sp->iores))
+		goto queuing_error;
+
 	if (req->cnt < (req_cnt + 2)) {
 		cnt = IS_SHADOW_REG_CAPABLE(ha) ? *req->out_ptr :
 		    rd_reg_dword(req->req_q_out);
@@ -3143,6 +3149,7 @@ queuing_error:
 		mempool_free(sp->u.scmd.ct6_ctx, ha->ctx_mempool);
 		sp->u.scmd.ct6_ctx = NULL;
 	}
+	qla_put_iocbs(sp->qpair, &sp->iores);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags);
 
 	return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;