diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index d8d8693..562a528 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -15185,17 +15185,17 @@ lpfc_mrq_create(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_queue **hrqp,
 		drq = drqp[idx];
 		cq  = cqp[idx];
 
-		if (hrq->entry_count != drq->entry_count) {
-			status = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
 		/* sanity check on queue memory */
 		if (!hrq || !drq || !cq) {
 			status = -ENODEV;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+		if (hrq->entry_count != drq->entry_count) {
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (idx == 0) {
 			bf_set(lpfc_mbx_rq_create_num_pages,
 			       &rq_create->u.request,