diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index 01fe65de9086..7b25789dba9a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -1646,6 +1646,24 @@ static inline int ibmvfc_host_chkready(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	return result;
 }
 
+static struct ibmvfc_cmd *ibmvfc_init_vfc_cmd(struct ibmvfc_event *evt, struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(sdev));
+	struct ibmvfc_cmd *vfc_cmd = &evt->iu.cmd;
+
+	memset(vfc_cmd, 0, sizeof(*vfc_cmd));
+	vfc_cmd->resp.va = cpu_to_be64(be64_to_cpu(evt->crq.ioba) + offsetof(struct ibmvfc_cmd, rsp));
+	vfc_cmd->resp.len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(vfc_cmd->rsp));
+	vfc_cmd->frame_type = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_SCSI_FCP_TYPE);
+	vfc_cmd->payload_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(vfc_cmd->iu));
+	vfc_cmd->resp_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(vfc_cmd->rsp));
+	vfc_cmd->cancel_key = cpu_to_be32((unsigned long)sdev->hostdata);
+	vfc_cmd->tgt_scsi_id = cpu_to_be64(rport->port_id);
+	int_to_scsilun(sdev->lun, &vfc_cmd->iu.lun);
+
+	return vfc_cmd;
+}
+
 /**
  * ibmvfc_queuecommand - The queuecommand function of the scsi template
  * @cmnd:	struct scsi_cmnd to be executed
@@ -1675,17 +1693,10 @@ static int ibmvfc_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_scsi_done, IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT);
 	evt->cmnd = cmnd;
 	cmnd->scsi_done = done;
-	vfc_cmd = &evt->iu.cmd;
-	memset(vfc_cmd, 0, sizeof(*vfc_cmd));
-	vfc_cmd->resp.va = cpu_to_be64(be64_to_cpu(evt->crq.ioba) + offsetof(struct ibmvfc_cmd, rsp));
-	vfc_cmd->resp.len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(vfc_cmd->rsp));
-	vfc_cmd->frame_type = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_SCSI_FCP_TYPE);
-	vfc_cmd->payload_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(vfc_cmd->iu));
-	vfc_cmd->resp_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(vfc_cmd->rsp));
-	vfc_cmd->cancel_key = cpu_to_be32((unsigned long)cmnd->device->hostdata);
-	vfc_cmd->tgt_scsi_id = cpu_to_be64(rport->port_id);
+
+	vfc_cmd = ibmvfc_init_vfc_cmd(evt, cmnd->device);
+
 	vfc_cmd->iu.xfer_len = cpu_to_be32(scsi_bufflen(cmnd));
-	int_to_scsilun(cmnd->device->lun, &vfc_cmd->iu.lun);
 	memcpy(vfc_cmd->iu.cdb, cmnd->cmnd, cmnd->cmd_len);
 
 	if (cmnd->flags & SCMD_TAGGED) {
@@ -2012,7 +2023,6 @@ static int ibmvfc_bsg_request(struct bsg_job *job)
 static int ibmvfc_reset_device(struct scsi_device *sdev, int type, char *desc)
 {
 	struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = shost_priv(sdev->host);
-	struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(sdev));
 	struct ibmvfc_cmd *tmf;
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt = NULL;
 	union ibmvfc_iu rsp_iu;
@@ -2025,17 +2035,8 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_device(struct scsi_device *sdev, int type, char *desc)
 	if (vhost->state == IBMVFC_ACTIVE) {
 		evt = ibmvfc_get_event(vhost);
 		ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT);
+		tmf = ibmvfc_init_vfc_cmd(evt, sdev);
 
-		tmf = &evt->iu.cmd;
-		memset(tmf, 0, sizeof(*tmf));
-		tmf->resp.va = cpu_to_be64(be64_to_cpu(evt->crq.ioba) + offsetof(struct ibmvfc_cmd, rsp));
-		tmf->resp.len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(tmf->rsp));
-		tmf->frame_type = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_SCSI_FCP_TYPE);
-		tmf->payload_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(tmf->iu));
-		tmf->resp_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(tmf->rsp));
-		tmf->cancel_key = cpu_to_be32((unsigned long)sdev->hostdata);
-		tmf->tgt_scsi_id = cpu_to_be64(rport->port_id);
-		int_to_scsilun(sdev->lun, &tmf->iu.lun);
 		tmf->flags = cpu_to_be16((IBMVFC_NO_MEM_DESC | IBMVFC_TMF));
 		tmf->iu.tmf_flags = type;
 		evt->sync_iu = &rsp_iu;
@@ -2327,7 +2328,6 @@ static int ibmvfc_match_evt(struct ibmvfc_event *evt, void *match)
 static int ibmvfc_abort_task_set(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = shost_priv(sdev->host);
-	struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(sdev));
 	struct ibmvfc_cmd *tmf;
 	struct ibmvfc_event *evt, *found_evt;
 	union ibmvfc_iu rsp_iu;
@@ -2355,17 +2355,8 @@ static int ibmvfc_abort_task_set(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (vhost->state == IBMVFC_ACTIVE) {
 		evt = ibmvfc_get_event(vhost);
 		ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_sync_completion, IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT);
+		tmf = ibmvfc_init_vfc_cmd(evt, sdev);
 
-		tmf = &evt->iu.cmd;
-		memset(tmf, 0, sizeof(*tmf));
-		tmf->resp.va = cpu_to_be64(be64_to_cpu(evt->crq.ioba) + offsetof(struct ibmvfc_cmd, rsp));
-		tmf->resp.len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(tmf->rsp));
-		tmf->frame_type = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_SCSI_FCP_TYPE);
-		tmf->payload_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(tmf->iu));
-		tmf->resp_len = cpu_to_be32(sizeof(tmf->rsp));
-		tmf->cancel_key = cpu_to_be32((unsigned long)sdev->hostdata);
-		tmf->tgt_scsi_id = cpu_to_be64(rport->port_id);
-		int_to_scsilun(sdev->lun, &tmf->iu.lun);
 		tmf->flags = cpu_to_be16((IBMVFC_NO_MEM_DESC | IBMVFC_TMF));
 		tmf->iu.tmf_flags = IBMVFC_ABORT_TASK_SET;
 		evt->sync_iu = &rsp_iu;
