diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
index f74cc0602f3b..bc3cc6d91117 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
@@ -1367,6 +1367,9 @@ qla2x00_read_optrom(struct fc_bsg_job *bsg_job)
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	int rval = 0;
 
+	if (ha->flags.isp82xx_reset_hdlr_active)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	rval = qla2x00_optrom_setup(bsg_job, vha, 0);
 	if (rval)
 		return rval;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c
index 3c13c0a6be63..a683e766d1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_sup.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,9 @@ qla2xxx_flash_npiv_conf(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	    !IS_CNA_CAPABLE(ha) && !IS_QLA2031(ha))
 		return;
 
+	if (ha->flags.isp82xx_reset_hdlr_active)
+		return;
+
 	ha->isp_ops->read_optrom(vha, (uint8_t *)&hdr,
 	    ha->flt_region_npiv_conf << 2, sizeof(struct qla_npiv_header));
 	if (hdr.version == __constant_cpu_to_le16(0xffff))