diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c
index d66dcbd0df10..fd382fe33f6e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_els.c
@@ -391,18 +391,6 @@ void bnx2fc_rec_compl(struct bnx2fc_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 	BNX2FC_IO_DBG(rec_req, "rec_compl: orig xid = 0x%x", orig_io_req->xid);
 	tgt = orig_io_req->tgt;
 
-	if (test_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_IO_COMPL, &orig_io_req->req_flags)) {
-		BNX2FC_IO_DBG(rec_req, "completed"
-		       "orig_io - 0x%x\n",
-			orig_io_req->xid);
-		goto rec_compl_done;
-	}
-	if (test_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_ISSUE_ABTS, &orig_io_req->req_flags)) {
-		BNX2FC_IO_DBG(rec_req, "abts in prog "
-		       "orig_io - 0x%x\n",
-			orig_io_req->xid);
-		goto rec_compl_done;
-	}
 	/* Handle REC timeout case */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_ELS_TIMEOUT, &rec_req->req_flags)) {
 		BNX2FC_IO_DBG(rec_req, "timed out, abort "
@@ -433,6 +421,20 @@ void bnx2fc_rec_compl(struct bnx2fc_els_cb_arg *cb_arg)
 		}
 		goto rec_compl_done;
 	}
+
+	if (test_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_IO_COMPL, &orig_io_req->req_flags)) {
+		BNX2FC_IO_DBG(rec_req, "completed"
+		       "orig_io - 0x%x\n",
+			orig_io_req->xid);
+		goto rec_compl_done;
+	}
+	if (test_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_ISSUE_ABTS, &orig_io_req->req_flags)) {
+		BNX2FC_IO_DBG(rec_req, "abts in prog "
+		       "orig_io - 0x%x\n",
+			orig_io_req->xid);
+		goto rec_compl_done;
+	}
+
 	mp_req = &(rec_req->mp_req);
 	fc_hdr = &(mp_req->resp_fc_hdr);
 	resp_len = mp_req->resp_len;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
index b241f3d33362..1923a25cb6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_hwi.c
@@ -1743,11 +1743,13 @@ void bnx2fc_init_task(struct bnx2fc_cmd *io_req,
 	/* Init state to NORMAL */
 	task->txwr_rxrd.const_ctx.init_flags |= task_type <<
 				FCOE_TCE_TX_WR_RX_RD_CONST_TASK_TYPE_SHIFT;
-	if (dev_type == TYPE_TAPE)
+	if (dev_type == TYPE_TAPE) {
 		task->txwr_rxrd.const_ctx.init_flags |=
 				FCOE_TASK_DEV_TYPE_TAPE <<
 				FCOE_TCE_TX_WR_RX_RD_CONST_DEV_TYPE_SHIFT;
-	else
+		io_req->rec_retry = 0;
+		io_req->rec_retry = 0;
+	} else
 		task->txwr_rxrd.const_ctx.init_flags |=
 				FCOE_TASK_DEV_TYPE_DISK <<
 				FCOE_TCE_TX_WR_RX_RD_CONST_DEV_TYPE_SHIFT;