diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c
index 25e86706e207..f883fac2d2b1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c
@@ -1868,6 +1868,12 @@ lpfc_cmpl_ct_disc_fdmi(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 		if (irsp->ulpStatus == IOSTAT_LOCAL_REJECT) {
 			switch ((irsp->un.ulpWord[4] & IOERR_PARAM_MASK)) {
 			case IOERR_SLI_ABORTED:
+			case IOERR_SLI_DOWN:
+				/* Driver aborted this IO.  No retry as error
+				 * is likely Offline->Online or some adapter
+				 * error.  Recovery will try again.
+				 */
+				break;
 			case IOERR_ABORT_IN_PROGRESS:
 			case IOERR_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT:
 			case IOERR_ILLEGAL_FRAME:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 55ab37572e92..bd8109b2a083 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -8019,6 +8019,9 @@ lpfc_els_flush_cmd(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 		if (piocb->vport != vport)
 			continue;
 
+		if (piocb->iocb_flag & LPFC_DRIVER_ABORTED)
+			continue;
+
 		/* On the ELS ring we can have ELS_REQUESTs or
 		 * GEN_REQUESTs waiting for a response.
 		 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index f483b3aea22b..808ad666bb1b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -700,7 +700,10 @@ lpfc_work_done(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 			if (!(phba->hba_flag & HBA_SP_QUEUE_EVT))
 				set_bit(LPFC_DATA_READY, &phba->data_flags);
 		} else {
-			if (phba->link_state >= LPFC_LINK_UP ||
+			/* Driver could have abort request completed in queue
+			 * when link goes down.  Allow for this transition.
+			 */
+			if (phba->link_state >= LPFC_LINK_DOWN ||
 			    phba->link_flag & LS_MDS_LOOPBACK) {
 				pring->flag &= ~LPFC_DEFERRED_RING_EVENT;
 				lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event(phba, pring,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 412cd8c56d90..ff261c0c738a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -11090,9 +11090,6 @@ lpfc_sli_abort_els_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 				irsp->ulpStatus, irsp->un.ulpWord[4]);
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
-		if (irsp->ulpStatus == IOSTAT_LOCAL_REJECT &&
-		    irsp->un.ulpWord[4] == IOERR_SLI_ABORTED)
-			lpfc_sli_release_iocbq(phba, abort_iocb);
 	}
 release_iocb:
 	lpfc_sli_release_iocbq(phba, cmdiocb);