diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index d3a51df27b0d..c6c066186d97 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -1537,8 +1537,6 @@ qla24xx_els_ct_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req,
 	sp = qla2x00_get_sp_from_handle(vha, func, req, pkt);
 	if (!sp)
 		return;
-	bsg_job = sp->u.bsg_job;
-	bsg_reply = bsg_job->reply;
 
 	type = NULL;
 	switch (sp->type) {
@@ -1577,6 +1575,8 @@ qla24xx_els_ct_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req,
 	/* return FC_CTELS_STATUS_OK and leave the decoding of the ELS/CT
 	 * fc payload  to the caller
 	 */
+	bsg_job = sp->u.bsg_job;
+	bsg_reply = bsg_job->reply;
 	bsg_reply->reply_data.ctels_reply.status = FC_CTELS_STATUS_OK;
 	bsg_job->reply_len = sizeof(struct fc_bsg_reply) + sizeof(fw_status);