diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 9e9a546da959..2054c2b03d92 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3279,10 +3279,15 @@ pm8001_mpi_get_nvmd_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		pm8001_ha->memoryMap.region[NVMD].virt_ptr,
 		fw_control_context->len);
 	kfree(ccb->fw_control_context);
+	/* To avoid race condition, complete should be
+	 * called after the message is copied to
+	 * fw_control_context->usrAddr
+	 */
+	complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
+	PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha, pm8001_printk("Set nvm data complete!\n"));
 	ccb->task = NULL;
 	ccb->ccb_tag = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
-	complete(pm8001_ha->nvmd_completion);
 }
 
 int pm8001_mpi_local_phy_ctl(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)