diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
index f7706139687135c037b9bc483caac047105c1f16..2d5f2ab0a0f789d6c0026d0947e445ac36f2a133 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ int pm8001_phy_control(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	pm8001_ha = sas_phy->ha->lldd_ha;
 	phy = &pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id];
-	pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].enable_completion = &completion;
 	switch (func) {
 	case PHY_FUNC_SET_LINK_RATE:
 		rates = funcdata;
@@ -176,6 +175,7 @@ int pm8001_phy_control(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
 				rates->maximum_linkrate;
 		}
 		if (pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].phy_state ==  PHY_LINK_DISABLE) {
+			pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].enable_completion = &completion;
 			PM8001_CHIP_DISP->phy_start_req(pm8001_ha, phy_id);
 			wait_for_completion(&completion);
 		}
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ int pm8001_phy_control(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
 		break;
 	case PHY_FUNC_HARD_RESET:
 		if (pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].phy_state == PHY_LINK_DISABLE) {
+			pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].enable_completion = &completion;
 			PM8001_CHIP_DISP->phy_start_req(pm8001_ha, phy_id);
 			wait_for_completion(&completion);
 		}
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ int pm8001_phy_control(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
 		break;
 	case PHY_FUNC_LINK_RESET:
 		if (pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].phy_state == PHY_LINK_DISABLE) {
+			pm8001_ha->phy[phy_id].enable_completion = &completion;
 			PM8001_CHIP_DISP->phy_start_req(pm8001_ha, phy_id);
 			wait_for_completion(&completion);
 		}