diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index c21187c93a5fd1..55dfab9ae3c970 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -20815,6 +20815,7 @@ lpfc_wr_object(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct list_head *dmabuf_list,
 	struct lpfc_mbx_wr_object *wr_object;
 	LPFC_MBOXQ_t *mbox;
 	int rc = 0, i = 0;
+	int mbox_status = 0;
 	uint32_t shdr_status, shdr_add_status, shdr_add_status_2;
 	uint32_t shdr_change_status = 0, shdr_csf = 0;
 	uint32_t mbox_tmo;
@@ -20860,11 +20861,15 @@ lpfc_wr_object(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct list_head *dmabuf_list,
 	wr_object->u.request.bde_count = i;
 	bf_set(lpfc_wr_object_write_length, &wr_object->u.request, written);
 	if (!phba->sli4_hba.intr_enable)
-		rc = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, mbox, MBX_POLL);
+		mbox_status = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox(phba, mbox, MBX_POLL);
 	else {
 		mbox_tmo = lpfc_mbox_tmo_val(phba, mbox);
-		rc = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_wait(phba, mbox, mbox_tmo);
+		mbox_status = lpfc_sli_issue_mbox_wait(phba, mbox, mbox_tmo);
 	}
+
+	/* The mbox status needs to be maintained to detect MBOX_TIMEOUT. */
+	rc = mbox_status;
+
 	/* The IOCTL status is embedded in the mailbox subheader. */
 	shdr_status = bf_get(lpfc_mbox_hdr_status,
 			     &wr_object->header.cfg_shdr.response);
@@ -20879,10 +20884,6 @@ lpfc_wr_object(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct list_head *dmabuf_list,
 				  &wr_object->u.response);
 	}
 
-	if (!phba->sli4_hba.intr_enable)
-		mempool_free(mbox, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
-	else if (rc != MBX_TIMEOUT)
-		mempool_free(mbox, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
 	if (shdr_status || shdr_add_status || shdr_add_status_2 || rc) {
 		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_TRACE_EVENT,
 				"3025 Write Object mailbox failed with "
@@ -20900,6 +20901,12 @@ lpfc_wr_object(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct list_head *dmabuf_list,
 		lpfc_log_fw_write_cmpl(phba, shdr_status, shdr_add_status,
 				       shdr_add_status_2, shdr_change_status,
 				       shdr_csf);
+
+	if (!phba->sli4_hba.intr_enable)
+		mempool_free(mbox, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+	else if (mbox_status != MBX_TIMEOUT)
+		mempool_free(mbox, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
+
 	return rc;
 }