diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index 09cb9413670a..7309310d2ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern int qla2x00_fabric_login(scsi_qla_host_t *, fc_port_t *, uint16_t *);
 extern int qla2x00_local_device_login(scsi_qla_host_t *, fc_port_t *);
 
 extern int qla24xx_els_dcmd_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *, int, port_id_t);
-extern int qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *, int, fc_port_t *, bool);
+extern int qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *, int, fc_port_t *);
 extern void qla2x00_els_dcmd2_free(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 				   struct els_plogi *els_plogi);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index 0228c90b9fe8..892a27afb462 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ static void qla2x00_els_dcmd2_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)
 
 int
 qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
-    fc_port_t *fcport, bool wait)
+			fc_port_t *fcport)
 {
 	srb_t *sp;
 	struct srb_iocb *elsio = NULL;
@@ -3056,8 +3056,7 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 	if (!sp) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0x70e6,
 		 "SRB allocation failed\n");
-		fcport->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	fcport->flags |= FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
@@ -3066,9 +3065,6 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_io, vha, 0x3073,
 	       "%s Enter: PLOGI portid=%06x\n", __func__, fcport->d_id.b24);
 
-	if (wait)
-		sp->flags = SRB_WAKEUP_ON_COMP;
-
 	sp->type = SRB_ELS_DCMD;
 	sp->name = "ELS_DCMD";
 	sp->fcport = fcport;
@@ -3084,7 +3080,7 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 
 	if (!elsio->u.els_plogi.els_plogi_pyld) {
 		rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-		goto out;
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
 	resp_ptr = elsio->u.els_plogi.els_resp_pyld =
@@ -3093,7 +3089,7 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 
 	if (!elsio->u.els_plogi.els_resp_pyld) {
 		rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-		goto out;
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_io, vha, 0x3073, "PLOGI %p %p\n", ptr, resp_ptr);
@@ -3109,7 +3105,6 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 
 	if (els_opcode == ELS_DCMD_PLOGI && DBELL_ACTIVE(vha)) {
 		struct fc_els_flogi *p = ptr;
-
 		p->fl_csp.sp_features |= cpu_to_be16(FC_SP_FT_SEC);
 	}
 
@@ -3118,10 +3113,11 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 	    (uint8_t *)elsio->u.els_plogi.els_plogi_pyld,
 	    sizeof(*elsio->u.els_plogi.els_plogi_pyld));
 
-	init_completion(&elsio->u.els_plogi.comp);
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
-		rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+		fcport->flags |= FCF_LOGIN_NEEDED;
+		set_bit(RELOGIN_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	} else {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x3074,
 		    "%s PLOGI sent, hdl=%x, loopid=%x, to port_id %06x from port_id %06x\n",
@@ -3129,21 +3125,15 @@ qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int els_opcode,
 		    fcport->d_id.b24, vha->d_id.b24);
 	}
 
-	if (wait) {
-		wait_for_completion(&elsio->u.els_plogi.comp);
-
-		if (elsio->u.els_plogi.comp_status != CS_COMPLETE)
-			rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-	} else {
-		goto done;
-	}
+	return rval;
 
-out:
-	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_ASYNC_SENT | FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE);
+done_free_sp:
 	qla2x00_els_dcmd2_free(vha, &elsio->u.els_plogi);
 	/* ref: INIT */
 	kref_put(&sp->cmd_kref, qla2x00_sp_release);
 done:
+	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_ASYNC_SENT | FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE);
+	qla2x00_set_fcport_disc_state(fcport, DSC_DELETED);
 	return rval;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index dd674378f2f3..b3bb974ae797 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -5583,7 +5583,7 @@ qla2x00_do_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 			break;
 		case QLA_EVT_ELS_PLOGI:
 			qla24xx_els_dcmd2_iocb(vha, ELS_DCMD_PLOGI,
-			    e->u.fcport.fcport, false);
+			    e->u.fcport.fcport);
 			break;
 		case QLA_EVT_SA_REPLACE:
 			rc = qla24xx_issue_sa_replace_iocb(vha, e);
