diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
index 32586800620b..90aa64604ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
@@ -825,8 +825,11 @@ static void qedi_process_cmd_cleanup_resp(struct qedi_ctx *qedi,
 			qedi_clear_task_idx(qedi_conn->qedi, rtid);
 
 			spin_lock(&qedi_conn->list_lock);
-			list_del_init(&dbg_cmd->io_cmd);
-			qedi_conn->active_cmd_count--;
+			if (likely(dbg_cmd->io_cmd_in_list)) {
+				dbg_cmd->io_cmd_in_list = false;
+				list_del_init(&dbg_cmd->io_cmd);
+				qedi_conn->active_cmd_count--;
+			}
 			spin_unlock(&qedi_conn->list_lock);
 			qedi_cmd->state = CLEANUP_RECV;
 			wake_up_interruptible(&qedi_conn->wait_queue);
@@ -1244,6 +1247,7 @@ int qedi_cleanup_all_io(struct qedi_ctx *qedi, struct qedi_conn *qedi_conn,
 		qedi_conn->cmd_cleanup_req++;
 		qedi_iscsi_cleanup_task(ctask, true);
 
+		cmd->io_cmd_in_list = false;
 		list_del_init(&cmd->io_cmd);
 		qedi_conn->active_cmd_count--;
 		QEDI_WARN(&qedi->dbg_ctx,
@@ -1455,8 +1459,11 @@ ldel_exit:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&qedi_conn->tmf_work_lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&qedi_conn->list_lock);
-	list_del_init(&cmd->io_cmd);
-	qedi_conn->active_cmd_count--;
+	if (likely(cmd->io_cmd_in_list)) {
+		cmd->io_cmd_in_list = false;
+		list_del_init(&cmd->io_cmd);
+		qedi_conn->active_cmd_count--;
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&qedi_conn->list_lock);
 
 	clear_bit(QEDI_CONN_FW_CLEANUP, &qedi_conn->flags);