diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index ba831def9301..4c66b19e6199 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,6 @@ lpfc_nvme_fcp_abort(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 	bf_set(abort_cmd_criteria, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd, T_XRI_TAG);
 
 	/* word 7 */
-	bf_set(wqe_ct, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, 0);
 	bf_set(wqe_cmnd, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, CMD_ABORT_XRI_CX);
 	bf_set(wqe_class, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com,
 	       nvmereq_wqe->iocb.ulpClass);
@@ -1870,7 +1869,6 @@ lpfc_nvme_fcp_abort(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 	       abts_buf->iotag);
 
 	/* word 10 */
-	bf_set(wqe_wqid, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, nvmereq_wqe->hba_wqidx);
 	bf_set(wqe_qosd, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, 1);
 	bf_set(wqe_lenloc, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, LPFC_WQE_LENLOC_NONE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 9821ab81c2f9..760b819f690a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -11328,19 +11328,12 @@ lpfc_sli4_abort_nvme_io(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 
 	/* Complete prepping the abort wqe and issue to the FW. */
 	abts_wqe = &abtsiocbp->wqe;
-	bf_set(abort_cmd_ia, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd, 0);
+
+	/* Clear any stale WQE contents */
+	memset(abts_wqe, 0, sizeof(union lpfc_wqe));
 	bf_set(abort_cmd_criteria, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd, T_XRI_TAG);
 
-	/* Explicitly set reserved fields to zero.*/
-	abts_wqe->abort_cmd.rsrvd4 = 0;
-	abts_wqe->abort_cmd.rsrvd5 = 0;
-
-	/* WQE Common - word 6.  Context is XRI tag.  Set 0. */
-	bf_set(wqe_xri_tag, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, 0);
-	bf_set(wqe_ctxt_tag, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, 0);
-
 	/* word 7 */
-	bf_set(wqe_ct, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, 0);
 	bf_set(wqe_cmnd, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, CMD_ABORT_XRI_CX);
 	bf_set(wqe_class, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com,
 	       cmdiocb->iocb.ulpClass);
@@ -11355,7 +11348,6 @@ lpfc_sli4_abort_nvme_io(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 	       abtsiocbp->iotag);
 
 	/* word 10 */
-	bf_set(wqe_wqid, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, cmdiocb->hba_wqidx);
 	bf_set(wqe_qosd, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, 1);
 	bf_set(wqe_lenloc, &abts_wqe->abort_cmd.wqe_com, LPFC_WQE_LENLOC_NONE);