diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 78ce38d7251c..026a1196a54d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -12292,12 +12292,12 @@ void
 lpfc_ignore_els_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 		     struct lpfc_iocbq *rspiocb)
 {
-	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp = (struct lpfc_nodelist *) cmdiocb->context1;
+	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp = NULL;
 	IOCB_t *irsp = &rspiocb->iocb;
 
 	/* ELS cmd tag <ulpIoTag> completes */
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS,
-			"0139 Ignoring ELS cmd tag x%x completion Data: "
+			"0139 Ignoring ELS cmd code x%x completion Data: "
 			"x%x x%x x%x\n",
 			irsp->ulpIoTag, irsp->ulpStatus,
 			irsp->un.ulpWord[4], irsp->ulpTimeout);
@@ -12305,10 +12305,13 @@ lpfc_ignore_els_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 	 * Deref the ndlp after free_iocb. sli_release_iocb will access the ndlp
 	 * if exchange is busy.
 	 */
-	if (cmdiocb->iocb.ulpCommand == CMD_GEN_REQUEST64_CR)
+	if (cmdiocb->iocb.ulpCommand == CMD_GEN_REQUEST64_CR) {
+		ndlp = cmdiocb->context_un.ndlp;
 		lpfc_ct_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
-	else
+	} else {
+		ndlp = (struct lpfc_nodelist *) cmdiocb->context1;
 		lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
+	}
 
 	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
 }