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);
                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,
        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);