diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 990b700de689..06a23718a7c7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -20080,6 +20080,7 @@ lpfc_drain_txq(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 					fail_msg,
 					piocbq->iotag, piocbq->sli4_xritag);
 			list_add_tail(&piocbq->list, &completions);
+			fail_msg = NULL;
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pring->ring_lock, iflags);
 	}