diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
index 0d9b82a44540..b871ab3dbacd 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
@@ -1773,7 +1773,6 @@ mptscsih_abort(struct scsi_cmnd * SCpnt)
 	int		 scpnt_idx;
 	int		 retval;
 	VirtDevice	 *vdevice;
-	ulong	 	 sn = SCpnt->serial_number;
 	MPT_ADAPTER	*ioc;
 
 	/* If we can't locate our host adapter structure, return FAILED status.
@@ -1859,8 +1858,7 @@ mptscsih_abort(struct scsi_cmnd * SCpnt)
 			 vdevice->vtarget->id, vdevice->lun,
 			 ctx2abort, mptscsih_get_tm_timeout(ioc));
 
-	if (SCPNT_TO_LOOKUP_IDX(ioc, SCpnt) == scpnt_idx &&
-	    SCpnt->serial_number == sn) {
+	if (SCPNT_TO_LOOKUP_IDX(ioc, SCpnt) == scpnt_idx) {
 		dtmprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_DEBUG_FMT
 		    "task abort: command still in active list! (sc=%p)\n",
 		    ioc->name, SCpnt));
@@ -1873,9 +1871,9 @@ mptscsih_abort(struct scsi_cmnd * SCpnt)
 	}
 
  out:
-	printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "task abort: %s (rv=%04x) (sc=%p) (sn=%ld)\n",
+	printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "task abort: %s (rv=%04x) (sc=%p)\n",
 	    ioc->name, ((retval == SUCCESS) ? "SUCCESS" : "FAILED"), retval,
-	    SCpnt, SCpnt->serial_number);
+	    SCpnt);
 
 	return retval;
 }