diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c
index ade1d8178573..bfa520f936a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c
@@ -3540,6 +3540,9 @@ void qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 	uint32_t handle;
 	uint16_t sa_index;
 
+	if (!cmd)
+		return;
+
 	handle = (uint32_t)LSW(sts24->handle);
 
 	/* find out if this status iosb is for a scsi read */