diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index b380a7c97d5b..d00e0129c51b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -808,6 +808,12 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpdb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, u8 opt)
 	if (!sp)
 		goto done;
 
+	sp->type = SRB_MB_IOCB;
+	sp->name = "gpdb";
+	sp->gen1 = fcport->rscn_gen;
+	sp->gen2 = fcport->login_gen;
+	qla2x00_init_timer(sp, qla2x00_get_async_timeout(vha) + 2);
+
 	pd = dma_pool_alloc(ha->s_dma_pool, GFP_KERNEL, &pd_dma);
 	if (pd == NULL) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0xd043,
@@ -816,12 +822,6 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpdb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, u8 opt)
 	}
 	memset(pd, 0, max(PORT_DATABASE_SIZE, PORT_DATABASE_24XX_SIZE));
 
-	sp->type = SRB_MB_IOCB;
-	sp->name = "gpdb";
-	sp->gen1 = fcport->rscn_gen;
-	sp->gen2 = fcport->login_gen;
-	qla2x00_init_timer(sp, qla2x00_get_async_timeout(vha) + 2);
-
 	mb = sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.mbx.out_mb;
 	mb[0] = MBC_GET_PORT_DATABASE;
 	mb[1] = fcport->loop_id;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
index 10b742d27e16..e23a3d4c36f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,10 @@ qlafx00_fx_disc(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, uint16_t fx_type)
 	if (!sp)
 		goto done;
 
+	sp->type = SRB_FXIOCB_DCMD;
+	sp->name = "fxdisc";
+	qla2x00_init_timer(sp, FXDISC_TIMEOUT);
+
 	fdisc = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
 	switch (fx_type) {
 	case FXDISC_GET_CONFIG_INFO:
@@ -1920,9 +1924,6 @@ qlafx00_fx_disc(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, uint16_t fx_type)
 			goto done_unmap_req;
 	}
 
-	sp->type = SRB_FXIOCB_DCMD;
-	sp->name = "fxdisc";
-	qla2x00_init_timer(sp, FXDISC_TIMEOUT);
 	fdisc->timeout = qla2x00_fxdisc_iocb_timeout;
 	fdisc->u.fxiocb.req_func_type = cpu_to_le16(fx_type);
 	sp->done = qla2x00_fxdisc_sp_done;