diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
index eeb1c4798207..c77cb929dacb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
@@ -1598,6 +1598,9 @@ static int start_afu(struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg)
 
 	init_pcr(cfg);
 
+	/* After an AFU reset, RRQ entries are stale, clear them */
+	memset(&afu->rrq_entry, 0, sizeof(afu->rrq_entry));
+
 	/* Initialize RRQ pointers */
 	afu->hrrq_start = &afu->rrq_entry[0];
 	afu->hrrq_end = &afu->rrq_entry[NUM_RRQ_ENTRY - 1];