phba->sysfs_mbox.mbox->vport = vport;
- if (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO) {
+ /* Don't allow mailbox commands to be sent when blocked
+ * or when in the middle of discovery
+ */
+ if (phba->sli.sli_flag & LPFC_BLOCK_MGMT_IO ||
+ vport->fc_flag & FC_NDISC_ACTIVE) {
sysfs_mbox_idle(phba);
spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
return -EAGAIN;