diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c
index 520540a5fef6..e3f67b097a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c
@@ -1367,10 +1367,6 @@ bfa_faa_query(struct bfa_s *bfa, struct bfa_faa_attr_s *attr,
 	struct bfa_iocfc_s      *iocfc = &bfa->iocfc;
 	bfa_status_t            status;
 
-	iocfc->faa_args.faa_attr = attr;
-	iocfc->faa_args.faa_cb.faa_cbfn = cbfn;
-	iocfc->faa_args.faa_cb.faa_cbarg = cbarg;
-
 	status = bfa_faa_validate_request(bfa);
 	if (status != BFA_STATUS_OK)
 		return status;
@@ -1378,6 +1374,10 @@ bfa_faa_query(struct bfa_s *bfa, struct bfa_faa_attr_s *attr,
 	if (iocfc->faa_args.busy == BFA_TRUE)
 		return BFA_STATUS_DEVBUSY;
 
+	iocfc->faa_args.faa_attr = attr;
+	iocfc->faa_args.faa_cb.faa_cbfn = cbfn;
+	iocfc->faa_args.faa_cb.faa_cbarg = cbarg;
+
 	iocfc->faa_args.busy = BFA_TRUE;
 	memset(&faa_attr_req, 0, sizeof(struct bfi_faa_query_s));
 	bfi_h2i_set(faa_attr_req.mh, BFI_MC_IOCFC,