diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 194a15b2f5f7fc..d82d1a2b3543ab 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -378,9 +378,6 @@ qla2x00_async_logout(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	struct srb_iocb *lio;
 	int rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 
-	if (!vha->flags.online || (fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT))
-		return rval;
-
 	fcport->flags |= FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
 	sp = qla2x00_get_sp(vha, fcport, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sp)