diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 10546faac58c62be292fef30551a293cc7147932..bc4a6f649ec97fd7aaccedfe74952e7ffaa15c9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3198,11 +3198,13 @@ pm8001_mpi_get_nvmd_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 
 int pm8001_mpi_local_phy_ctl(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 {
+	u32 tag;
 	struct local_phy_ctl_resp *pPayload =
 		(struct local_phy_ctl_resp *)(piomb + 4);
 	u32 status = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->status);
 	u32 phy_id = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->phyop_phyid) & ID_BITS;
 	u32 phy_op = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->phyop_phyid) & OP_BITS;
+	tag = le32_to_cpu(pPayload->tag);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha,
 			pm8001_printk("%x phy execute %x phy op failed!\n",
@@ -3211,6 +3213,7 @@ int pm8001_mpi_local_phy_ctl(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha,
 			pm8001_printk("%x phy execute %x phy op success!\n",
 			phy_id, phy_op));
+	pm8001_tag_free(pm8001_ha, tag);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 2b26445d1b974d50aafc65c76f204d2db95d9792..097096bf4bb0ddfd4207668081c7cea836352373 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -4500,17 +4500,20 @@ static int pm80xx_chip_reg_dev_req(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 static int pm80xx_chip_phy_ctl_req(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 	u32 phyId, u32 phy_op)
 {
+	u32 tag;
+	int rc;
 	struct local_phy_ctl_req payload;
 	struct inbound_queue_table *circularQ;
-	int ret;
 	u32 opc = OPC_INB_LOCAL_PHY_CONTROL;
 	memset(&payload, 0, sizeof(payload));
+	rc = pm8001_tag_alloc(pm8001_ha, &tag);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	circularQ = &pm8001_ha->inbnd_q_tbl[0];
-	payload.tag = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	payload.tag = cpu_to_le32(tag);
 	payload.phyop_phyid =
 		cpu_to_le32(((phy_op & 0xFF) << 8) | (phyId & 0xFF));
-	ret = pm8001_mpi_build_cmd(pm8001_ha, circularQ, opc, &payload, 0);
-	return ret;
+	return pm8001_mpi_build_cmd(pm8001_ha, circularQ, opc, &payload, 0);
 }
 
 static u32 pm80xx_chip_is_our_interupt(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha)