diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 346661dc5bf2dd87a6170ea6b66a7210e2894707..405c8a8dd7956731312227026918e993f1ef220e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 #define LS_MDS_LINK_DOWN      0x8	/* MDS Diagnostics Link Down */
 #define LS_MDS_LOOPBACK       0x10	/* MDS Diagnostics Link Up (Loopback) */
 #define LS_CT_VEN_RPA         0x20	/* Vendor RPA sent to switch */
+#define LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK  0x40	/* External loopback plug inserted */
 
 	uint32_t hba_flag;	/* hba generic flags */
 #define HBA_ERATT_HANDLED	0x1 /* This flag is set when eratt handled */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index ace812ce857d839d4afd86d04bcc0f3f4c7ce0ba..583a287b2d0c2ef187366f4210e338123f5a4a34 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1373,6 +1373,9 @@ lpfc_issue_els_flogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 
 	phba->hba_flag |= (HBA_FLOGI_ISSUED | HBA_FLOGI_OUTSTANDING);
 
+	/* Clear external loopback plug detected flag */
+	phba->link_flag &= ~LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK;
+
 	/* Check for a deferred FLOGI ACC condition */
 	if (phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag) {
 		/* lookup ndlp for received FLOGI */
@@ -8128,6 +8131,9 @@ lpfc_els_rcv_flogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 	uint32_t fc_flag = 0;
 	uint32_t port_state = 0;
 
+	/* Clear external loopback plug detected flag */
+	phba->link_flag &= ~LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK;
+
 	cmd = *lp++;
 	sp = (struct serv_parm *) lp;
 
@@ -8179,6 +8185,12 @@ lpfc_els_rcv_flogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 			return 1;
 		}
 
+		/* External loopback plug insertion detected */
+		phba->link_flag |= LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK;
+
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS | LOG_LIBDFC,
+				 "1119 External Loopback plug detected\n");
+
 		/* abort the flogi coming back to ourselves
 		 * due to external loopback on the port.
 		 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index e4805101cd5c141e976aceee0727313d8c47cce2..a833a493a3ee96607ca102ab596fae875994105f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ lpfc_linkdown(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 
 	phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag = false;
 
+	/* Clear external loopback plug detected flag */
+	phba->link_flag &= ~LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 	phba->fcf.fcf_flag &= ~(FCF_AVAILABLE | FCF_SCAN_DONE);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index fe4eb36426df8cafce8af000304343af5d6cb1ac..b509b31477596f6d27aaf665bb8357de14b45061 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -12201,7 +12201,8 @@ lpfc_sli_issue_abort_iotag(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 
 	if (phba->link_state < LPFC_LINK_UP ||
 	    (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4 &&
-	     phba->sli4_hba.link_state.status == LPFC_FC_LA_TYPE_LINK_DOWN))
+	     phba->sli4_hba.link_state.status == LPFC_FC_LA_TYPE_LINK_DOWN) ||
+	    (phba->link_flag & LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK))
 		ia = true;
 	else
 		ia = false;
@@ -12660,7 +12661,8 @@ lpfc_sli_abort_taskmgmt(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 		ndlp = lpfc_cmd->rdata->pnode;
 
 		if (lpfc_is_link_up(phba) &&
-		    (ndlp && ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_MAPPED_NODE))
+		    (ndlp && ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_MAPPED_NODE) &&
+		    !(phba->link_flag & LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK))
 			ia = false;
 		else
 			ia = true;
@@ -21112,7 +21114,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_issue_abort_iotag(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 	abtswqe = &abtsiocb->wqe;
 	memset(abtswqe, 0, sizeof(*abtswqe));
 
-	if (!lpfc_is_link_up(phba))
+	if (!lpfc_is_link_up(phba) || (phba->link_flag & LS_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK))
 		bf_set(abort_cmd_ia, &abtswqe->abort_cmd, 1);
 	bf_set(abort_cmd_criteria, &abtswqe->abort_cmd, T_XRI_TAG);
 	abtswqe->abort_cmd.rsrvd5 = 0;