diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index b6104042b7ac8..a481684479c12 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -2748,7 +2748,6 @@ qla2x00_start_bidir(srb_t *sp, struct scsi_qla_host *vha, uint32_t tot_dsds)
 	struct rsp_que *rsp;
 	struct req_que *req;
 	int rval = EXT_STATUS_OK;
-	device_reg_t __iomem *reg = ISP_QUE_REG(ha, vha->req->id);
 
 	rval = QLA_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -2786,15 +2785,7 @@ qla2x00_start_bidir(srb_t *sp, struct scsi_qla_host *vha, uint32_t tot_dsds)
 
 	/* Check for room on request queue. */
 	if (req->cnt < req_cnt + 2) {
-		if (ha->mqenable)
-			cnt = RD_REG_DWORD(&reg->isp25mq.req_q_out);
-		else if (IS_QLA82XX(ha))
-			cnt = RD_REG_DWORD(&reg->isp82.req_q_out);
-		else if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha))
-			cnt = RD_REG_DWORD(&reg->isp24.req_q_out);
-		else
-			cnt = qla2x00_debounce_register(
-					ISP_REQ_Q_OUT(ha, &reg->isp));
+		cnt = RD_REG_DWORD_RELAXED(req->req_q_out);
 
 		if  (req->ring_index < cnt)
 			req->cnt = cnt - req->ring_index;