diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index 9fc0ffda6ae8..00684e11976b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ static void ibmvfc_npiv_logout(struct ibmvfc_host *);
 static void ibmvfc_tgt_implicit_logout_and_del(struct ibmvfc_target *);
 static void ibmvfc_tgt_move_login(struct ibmvfc_target *);
 
-static void ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *);
-static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *);
+static void ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *);
+static void ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *);
 
 static const char *unknown_error = "unknown error";
 
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(vhost->dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(vhost);
+	ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost);
 
 	/* Re-enable the CRQ */
 	do {
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	spin_unlock(vhost->crq.q_lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
 
-	ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(vhost);
+	ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_crq(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(vhost->dev);
 	struct ibmvfc_queue *crq = &vhost->crq;
 
-	ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(vhost);
+	ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost);
 
 	/* Close the CRQ */
 	do {
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_crq(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	spin_unlock(vhost->crq.q_lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
 
-	ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(vhost);
+	ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -5759,9 +5759,6 @@ static int ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
 
 	ENTER;
 
-	if (ibmvfc_alloc_queue(vhost, scrq, IBMVFC_SUB_CRQ_FMT))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	rc = h_reg_sub_crq(vdev->unit_address, scrq->msg_token, PAGE_SIZE,
 			   &scrq->cookie, &scrq->hw_irq);
 
@@ -5801,7 +5798,6 @@ static int ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
 		rc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_FREE_SUB_CRQ, vdev->unit_address, scrq->cookie);
 	} while (rtas_busy_delay(rc));
 reg_failed:
-	ibmvfc_free_queue(vhost, scrq);
 	LEAVE;
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -5827,12 +5823,50 @@ static void ibmvfc_deregister_scsi_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost, int index)
 	if (rc)
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to free sub-crq[%d]: rc=%ld\n", index, rc);
 
-	ibmvfc_free_queue(vhost, scrq);
+	/* Clean out the queue */
+	memset(scrq->msgs.crq, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+	scrq->cur = 0;
+
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	ENTER;
+	if (!vhost->mq_enabled || !vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_scsi_hw_queues; i++) {
+		if (ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel(vhost, i)) {
+			for (j = i; j > 0; j--)
+				ibmvfc_deregister_scsi_channel(vhost, j - 1);
+			vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	ENTER;
+	if (!vhost->mq_enabled || !vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_scsi_hw_queues; i++)
+		ibmvfc_deregister_scsi_channel(vhost, i);
+
 	LEAVE;
 }
 
 static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 {
+	struct ibmvfc_queue *scrq;
 	int i, j;
 
 	ENTER;
@@ -5848,30 +5882,41 @@ static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_scsi_hw_queues; i++) {
-		if (ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel(vhost, i)) {
-			for (j = i; j > 0; j--)
-				ibmvfc_deregister_scsi_channel(vhost, j - 1);
+		scrq = &vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs[i];
+		if (ibmvfc_alloc_queue(vhost, scrq, IBMVFC_SUB_CRQ_FMT)) {
+			for (j = i; j > 0; j--) {
+				scrq = &vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs[j - 1];
+				ibmvfc_free_queue(vhost, scrq);
+			}
 			kfree(vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs);
 			vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs = NULL;
 			vhost->scsi_scrqs.active_queues = 0;
 			vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
-			break;
+			vhost->mq_enabled = 0;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 
+	ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost);
+
 	LEAVE;
 }
 
 static void ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
 {
+	struct ibmvfc_queue *scrq;
 	int i;
 
 	ENTER;
 	if (!vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_scsi_hw_queues; i++)
-		ibmvfc_deregister_scsi_channel(vhost, i);
+	ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_scsi_hw_queues; i++) {
+		scrq = &vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs[i];
+		ibmvfc_free_queue(vhost, scrq);
+	}
 
 	kfree(vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs);
 	vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs = NULL;
