diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h
index 26270c351624..ce129e595b55 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #define DRV_NAME		"fnic"
 #define DRV_DESCRIPTION		"Cisco FCoE HBA Driver"
-#define DRV_VERSION		"1.6.0.17"
+#define DRV_VERSION		"1.6.0.17a"
 #define PFX			DRV_NAME ": "
 #define DFX                     DRV_NAME "%d: "
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
index 155b286f1a9d..25436cd2860c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ static int fnic_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, void (*done)(struct scsi_
 	unsigned long ptr;
 	struct fc_rport_priv *rdata;
 	spinlock_t *io_lock = NULL;
+	int io_lock_acquired = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(fnic_chk_state_flags_locked(fnic, FNIC_FLAGS_IO_BLOCKED)))
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ static int fnic_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, void (*done)(struct scsi_
 	spin_lock_irqsave(io_lock, flags);
 
 	/* initialize rest of io_req */
+	io_lock_acquired = 1;
 	io_req->port_id = rport->port_id;
 	io_req->start_time = jiffies;
 	CMD_STATE(sc) = FNIC_IOREQ_CMD_PENDING;
@@ -571,7 +573,7 @@ out:
 		  (((u64)CMD_FLAGS(sc) >> 32) | CMD_STATE(sc)));
 
 	/* if only we issued IO, will we have the io lock */
-	if (CMD_FLAGS(sc) & FNIC_IO_INITIALIZED)
+	if (io_lock_acquired)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(io_lock, flags);
 
 	atomic_dec(&fnic->in_flight);