diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index cb73cf9e9ba5..c140f99772ca 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -1129,25 +1129,6 @@ lpfc_release_scsi_buf(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_scsi_buf *psb)
 	phba->lpfc_release_scsi_buf(phba, psb);
 }
 
-/**
- * lpfc_fcpcmd_to_iocb - copy the fcp_cmd data into the IOCB
- * @data: A pointer to the immediate command data portion of the IOCB.
- * @fcp_cmnd: The FCP Command that is provided by the SCSI layer.
- *
- * The routine copies the entire FCP command from @fcp_cmnd to @data while
- * byte swapping the data to big endian format for transmission on the wire.
- **/
-static void
-lpfc_fcpcmd_to_iocb(uint8_t *data, struct fcp_cmnd *fcp_cmnd)
-{
-	int i, j;
-
-	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < sizeof(struct fcp_cmnd);
-	     i += sizeof(uint32_t), j++) {
-		((uint32_t *)data)[j] = cpu_to_be32(((uint32_t *)fcp_cmnd)[j]);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * lpfc_scsi_prep_dma_buf_s3 - DMA mapping for scsi buffer to SLI3 IF spec
  * @phba: The Hba for which this call is being executed.
@@ -1283,7 +1264,6 @@ lpfc_scsi_prep_dma_buf_s3(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_scsi_buf *lpfc_cmd)
 	 * we need to set word 4 of IOCB here
 	 */
 	iocb_cmd->un.fcpi.fcpi_parm = scsi_bufflen(scsi_cmnd);
-	lpfc_fcpcmd_to_iocb(iocb_cmd->unsli3.fcp_ext.icd, fcp_cmnd);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4146,6 +4126,24 @@ lpfc_scsi_cmd_iocb_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *pIocbIn,
 	lpfc_release_scsi_buf(phba, lpfc_cmd);
 }
 
+/**
+ * lpfc_fcpcmd_to_iocb - copy the fcp_cmd data into the IOCB
+ * @data: A pointer to the immediate command data portion of the IOCB.
+ * @fcp_cmnd: The FCP Command that is provided by the SCSI layer.
+ *
+ * The routine copies the entire FCP command from @fcp_cmnd to @data while
+ * byte swapping the data to big endian format for transmission on the wire.
+ **/
+static void
+lpfc_fcpcmd_to_iocb(uint8_t *data, struct fcp_cmnd *fcp_cmnd)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < sizeof(struct fcp_cmnd);
+	     i += sizeof(uint32_t), j++) {
+		((uint32_t *)data)[j] = cpu_to_be32(((uint32_t *)fcp_cmnd)[j]);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * lpfc_scsi_prep_cmnd - Wrapper func for convert scsi cmnd to FCP info unit
  * @vport: The virtual port for which this call is being executed.
@@ -4225,6 +4223,9 @@ lpfc_scsi_prep_cmnd(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_scsi_buf *lpfc_cmd,
 		fcp_cmnd->fcpCntl3 = 0;
 		phba->fc4ControlRequests++;
 	}
+	if (phba->sli_rev == 3 &&
+	    !(phba->sli3_options & LPFC_SLI3_BG_ENABLED))
+		lpfc_fcpcmd_to_iocb(iocb_cmd->unsli3.fcp_ext.icd, fcp_cmnd);
 	/*
 	 * Finish initializing those IOCB fields that are independent
 	 * of the scsi_cmnd request_buffer