diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
index cbc3bc4..b19185a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
@@ -657,15 +657,16 @@ static int qla_async_rftid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, port_id_t *d_id)
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x portid %06x.\n",
+	    sp->name, sp->handle, d_id->b24);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2043,
 		    "RFT_ID issue IOCB failed (%d).\n", rval);
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x portid %06x.\n",
-	    sp->name, sp->handle, d_id->b24);
 	return rval;
 done_free_sp:
 	sp->free(sp);
@@ -752,6 +753,10 @@ static int qla_async_rffid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, port_id_t *d_id,
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x portid %06x feature %x type %x.\n",
+	    sp->name, sp->handle, d_id->b24, fc4feature, fc4type);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2047,
@@ -759,9 +764,6 @@ static int qla_async_rffid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, port_id_t *d_id,
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x portid %06x feature %x type %x.\n",
-	    sp->name, sp->handle, d_id->b24, fc4feature, fc4type);
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -844,15 +846,16 @@ static int qla_async_rnnid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, port_id_t *d_id,
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x portid %06x\n",
+	    sp->name, sp->handle, d_id->b24);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x204d,
 		    "RNN_ID issue IOCB failed (%d).\n", rval);
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x portid %06x\n",
-	    sp->name, sp->handle, d_id->b24);
 
 	return rval;
 
@@ -957,15 +960,16 @@ static int qla_async_rsnn_nn(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x.\n",
+	    sp->name, sp->handle);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2043,
 		    "RFT_ID issue IOCB failed (%d).\n", rval);
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-	    "Async-%s - hdl=%x.\n",
-	    sp->name, sp->handle);
 
 	return rval;
 
@@ -3578,14 +3582,14 @@ int qla24xx_async_gffid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	sp->done = qla24xx_async_gffid_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2132,
 	    "Async-%s hdl=%x  %8phC.\n", sp->name,
 	    sp->handle, fcport->port_name);
 
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	return rval;
 done_free_sp:
 	sp->free(sp);
@@ -4067,6 +4071,10 @@ static int qla24xx_async_gnnft(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct srb *sp,
 
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_gpnft_gnnft_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+	    "Async-%s hdl=%x FC4Type %x.\n", sp->name,
+	    sp->handle, ct_req->req.gpn_ft.port_type);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
@@ -4075,9 +4083,6 @@ static int qla24xx_async_gnnft(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct srb *sp,
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-	    "Async-%s hdl=%x FC4Type %x.\n", sp->name,
-	    sp->handle, ct_req->req.gpn_ft.port_type);
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -4214,6 +4219,10 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpnft(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, u8 fc4_type, srb_t *sp)
 
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_gpnft_gnnft_sp_done;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
+	    "Async-%s hdl=%x FC4Type %x.\n", sp->name,
+	    sp->handle, ct_req->req.gpn_ft.port_type);
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
@@ -4222,9 +4231,6 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpnft(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, u8 fc4_type, srb_t *sp)
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
-	    "Async-%s hdl=%x FC4Type %x.\n", sp->name,
-	    sp->handle, ct_req->req.gpn_ft.port_type);
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -4345,13 +4351,14 @@ int qla24xx_async_gnnid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_gnnid_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
 	    "Async-%s - %8phC hdl=%x loopid=%x portid %06x.\n",
 	    sp->name, fcport->port_name,
 	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24);
+
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -4475,14 +4482,15 @@ int qla24xx_async_gfpnid(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_gfpnid_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xffff,
 	    "Async-%s - %8phC hdl=%x loopid=%x portid %06x.\n",
 	    sp->name, fcport->port_name,
 	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24);
+
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index aeeb014..1ad85ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -366,14 +366,16 @@ static void qla24xx_handle_prli_done_event(struct scsi_qla_host *,
 	qla2x00_init_timer(sp, qla2x00_get_async_timeout(vha) + 2);
 
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_prlo_sp_done;
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2070,
 	    "Async-prlo - hdl=%x loop-id=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x.\n",
 	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b.domain,
 	    fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa);
+
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -931,14 +933,14 @@ int qla24xx_async_gnl(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	sp->done = qla24xx_async_gnl_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20da,
 	    "Async-%s - OUT WWPN %8phC hndl %x\n",
 	    sp->name, fcport->port_name, sp->handle);
 
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
@@ -1072,6 +1074,11 @@ static int qla24xx_post_prli_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	if  (fcport->fc4f_nvme)
 		lio->u.logio.flags |= SRB_LOGIN_NVME_PRLI;
 
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x211b,
+	    "Async-prli - %8phC hdl=%x, loopid=%x portid=%06x retries=%d %s.\n",
+	    fcport->port_name, sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24,
+	    fcport->login_retry, fcport->fc4f_nvme ? "nvme" : "fc");
+
 	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		fcport->flags |= FCF_LOGIN_NEEDED;
@@ -1079,11 +1086,6 @@ static int qla24xx_post_prli_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 		goto done_free_sp;
 	}
 
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x211b,
-	    "Async-prli - %8phC hdl=%x, loopid=%x portid=%06x retries=%d %s.\n",
-	    fcport->port_name, sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24,
-	    fcport->login_retry, fcport->fc4f_nvme ? "nvme" : "fc");
-
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 510337e..c21d55d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -660,14 +660,14 @@ int qla24xx_async_notify_ack(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 	sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.nack.ntfy = ntfy;
 	sp->done = qla2x00_async_nack_sp_done;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
-	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
-		goto done_free_sp;
-
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20f4,
 	    "Async-%s %8phC hndl %x %s\n",
 	    sp->name, fcport->port_name, sp->handle, c);
 
+	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		goto done_free_sp;
+
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_sp:
