diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index cfeefdf26f5d..be57b9ae5486 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3700,12 +3700,11 @@ int pm8001_mpi_task_abort_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 	mb();
 
 	if (pm8001_dev->id & NCQ_ABORT_ALL_FLAG) {
-		pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 		sas_free_task(t);
-		/* clear the flag */
-		pm8001_dev->id &= 0xBFFFFFFF;
-	} else
+		pm8001_dev->id &= ~NCQ_ABORT_ALL_FLAG;
+	} else {
 		t->task_done(t);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }