diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index 5c7858e735c9..ef20d37e44db 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ lpfc_get_scsi_buf_s4(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 	if (!found)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (lpfc_ndlp_check_qdepth(phba, ndlp) && lpfc_cmd) {
+	if (lpfc_ndlp_check_qdepth(phba, ndlp)) {
 		atomic_inc(&ndlp->cmd_pending);
 		lpfc_cmd->flags |= LPFC_SBUF_BUMP_QDEPTH;
 	}