diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index 65ba0e36ee60..2c27ae1924c5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -3645,23 +3645,22 @@ qla24xx_prlo_iocb(srb_t *sp, struct logio_entry_24xx *logio)
 int
 qla2x00_start_sp(srb_t *sp)
 {
-	int rval;
+	int rval = QLA_SUCCESS;
 	scsi_qla_host_t *vha = sp->vha;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	struct qla_qpair *qp = sp->qpair;
 	void *pkt;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(qp->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 	pkt = __qla2x00_alloc_iocbs(sp->qpair, sp);
 	if (!pkt) {
+		rval = EAGAIN;
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x700c,
 		    "qla2x00_alloc_iocbs failed.\n");
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	rval = QLA_SUCCESS;
 	switch (sp->type) {
 	case SRB_LOGIN_CMD:
 		IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha) ?
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index ea58398bfdb1..7bf23943c815 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -5204,14 +5204,14 @@ qla2x00_do_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 	struct qla_work_evt *e, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	LIST_HEAD(work);
+	int rc;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
 	list_splice_init(&vha->work_list, &work);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, tmp, &work, list) {
-		list_del_init(&e->list);
-
+		rc = QLA_SUCCESS;
 		switch (e->type) {
 		case QLA_EVT_AEN:
 			fc_host_post_event(vha->host, fc_get_event_number(),
@@ -5225,7 +5225,7 @@ qla2x00_do_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 			    e->u.logio.data);
 			break;
 		case QLA_EVT_ASYNC_LOGOUT:
-			qla2x00_async_logout(vha, e->u.logio.fcport);
+			rc = qla2x00_async_logout(vha, e->u.logio.fcport);
 			break;
 		case QLA_EVT_ASYNC_LOGOUT_DONE:
 			qla2x00_async_logout_done(vha, e->u.logio.fcport,
@@ -5270,7 +5270,7 @@ qla2x00_do_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 			qla24xx_do_nack_work(vha, e);
 			break;
 		case QLA_EVT_ASYNC_PRLO:
-			qla2x00_async_prlo(vha, e->u.logio.fcport);
+			rc = qla2x00_async_prlo(vha, e->u.logio.fcport);
 			break;
 		case QLA_EVT_ASYNC_PRLO_DONE:
 			qla2x00_async_prlo_done(vha, e->u.logio.fcport,
@@ -5303,6 +5303,15 @@ qla2x00_do_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
 			    e->u.fcport.fcport, false);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		if (rc == EAGAIN) {
+			/* put 'work' at head of 'vha->work_list' */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+			list_splice(&work, &vha->work_list);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+			break;
+		}
+		list_del_init(&e->list);
 		if (e->flags & QLA_EVT_FLAG_FREE)
 			kfree(e);