{
        struct fc_lport *lport;
        struct qedf_rport *fcport = io_req->fcport;
-       struct fc_rport_priv *rdata = fcport->rdata;
-       struct qedf_ctx *qedf = fcport->qedf;
+       struct fc_rport_priv *rdata;
+       struct qedf_ctx *qedf;
        u16 xid;
        u32 r_a_tov = 0;
        int rc = 0;
        struct fcoe_wqe *sqe;
        u16 sqe_idx;
 
-       r_a_tov = rdata->r_a_tov;
-       lport = qedf->lport;
-
+       /* Sanity check qedf_rport before dereferencing any pointers */
        if (!test_bit(QEDF_RPORT_SESSION_READY, &fcport->flags)) {
-               QEDF_ERR(&(qedf->dbg_ctx), "tgt not offloaded\n");
+               QEDF_ERR(NULL, "tgt not offloaded\n");
                rc = 1;
                goto abts_err;
        }
 
+       rdata = fcport->rdata;
+       r_a_tov = rdata->r_a_tov;
+       qedf = fcport->qedf;
+       lport = qedf->lport;
+
        if (lport->state != LPORT_ST_READY || !(lport->link_up)) {
                QEDF_ERR(&(qedf->dbg_ctx), "link is not ready\n");
                rc = 1;
                return SUCCESS;
        }
 
+       /* Sanity check qedf_rport before dereferencing any pointers */
+       if (!test_bit(QEDF_RPORT_SESSION_READY, &fcport->flags)) {
+               QEDF_ERR(NULL, "tgt not offloaded\n");
+               rc = 1;
+               return SUCCESS;
+       }
+
        qedf = fcport->qedf;
        if (!qedf) {
                QEDF_ERR(NULL, "qedf is NULL.\n");