diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index f06f63e58596..13e3e14b43f9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_io_xri_aborted(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 		&qp->lpfc_abts_io_buf_list, list) {
 		if (psb->cur_iocbq.sli4_xritag == xri) {
 			list_del_init(&psb->list);
-			psb->exch_busy = 0;
+			psb->flags &= ~LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY;
 			psb->status = IOSTAT_SUCCESS;
 #ifdef BUILD_NVME
 			if (psb->cur_iocbq.iocb_flag == LPFC_IO_NVME) {
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_io_xri_aborted(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 		if (iocbq->sli4_xritag != xri)
 			continue;
 		psb = container_of(iocbq, struct lpfc_io_buf, cur_iocbq);
-		psb->exch_busy = 0;
+		psb->flags &= ~LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 		if (!list_empty(&pring->txq))
 			lpfc_worker_wake_up(phba);
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ lpfc_release_scsi_buf_s4(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_io_buf *psb)
 	psb->prot_seg_cnt = 0;
 
 	qp = psb->hdwq;
-	if (psb->exch_busy) {
+	if (psb->flags & LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->abts_io_buf_list_lock, iflag);
 		psb->pCmd = NULL;
 		list_add_tail(&psb->list, &qp->lpfc_abts_io_buf_list);
@@ -3837,7 +3837,10 @@ lpfc_scsi_cmd_iocb_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *pIocbIn,
 	lpfc_cmd->result = (pIocbOut->iocb.un.ulpWord[4] & IOERR_PARAM_MASK);
 	lpfc_cmd->status = pIocbOut->iocb.ulpStatus;
 	/* pick up SLI4 exhange busy status from HBA */
-	lpfc_cmd->exch_busy = pIocbOut->iocb_flag & LPFC_EXCHANGE_BUSY;
+	if (pIocbOut->iocb_flag & LPFC_EXCHANGE_BUSY)
+		lpfc_cmd->flags |= LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY;
+	else
+		lpfc_cmd->flags &= ~LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC_DEBUG_FS
 	if (lpfc_cmd->prot_data_type) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 3a6520187ee5..bb0e155eb32c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -11777,7 +11777,10 @@ lpfc_sli_wake_iocb_wait(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 		!(cmdiocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_IO_LIBDFC)) {
 		lpfc_cmd = container_of(cmdiocbq, struct lpfc_io_buf,
 			cur_iocbq);
-		lpfc_cmd->exch_busy = rspiocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_EXCHANGE_BUSY;
+		if (rspiocbq && (rspiocbq->iocb_flag & LPFC_EXCHANGE_BUSY))
+			lpfc_cmd->flags |= LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY;
+		else
+			lpfc_cmd->flags &= ~LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY;
 	}
 
 	pdone_q = cmdiocbq->context_un.wait_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.h
index 37fbcb46387e..7bcf922a8be2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.h
@@ -384,14 +384,13 @@ struct lpfc_io_buf {
 
 	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp;
 	uint32_t timeout;
-	uint16_t flags;  /* TBD convert exch_busy to flags */
+	uint16_t flags;
 #define LPFC_SBUF_XBUSY		0x1	/* SLI4 hba reported XB on WCQE cmpl */
 #define LPFC_SBUF_BUMP_QDEPTH	0x2	/* bumped queue depth counter */
 					/* External DIF device IO conversions */
 #define LPFC_SBUF_NORMAL_DIF	0x4	/* normal mode to insert/strip */
 #define LPFC_SBUF_PASS_DIF	0x8	/* insert/strip mode to passthru */
 #define LPFC_SBUF_NOT_POSTED    0x10    /* SGL failed post to FW. */
-	uint16_t exch_busy;     /* SLI4 hba reported XB on complete WCQE */
 	uint16_t status;	/* From IOCB Word 7- ulpStatus */
 	uint32_t result;	/* From IOCB Word 4. */