diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index b9c69bf..fe3b505 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -623,13 +623,7 @@
 
 	DBG_DUMP_TM_REQUEST_FRAME(ioc, (u32 *)mf);
 
-	if (mpt_send_handshake_request(ioc->TaskCtx, ioc,
-	    sizeof(SCSITaskMgmt_t), (u32 *)mf, NO_SLEEP)) {
-		mpt_free_msg_frame(ioc, mf);
-		dfailprintk(ioc, printk(MYIOC_s_WARN_FMT "%s, tm handshake failed @%d!!\n",
-		    ioc->name,__FUNCTION__, __LINE__));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	mpt_put_msg_frame_hi_pri(ioc->TaskCtx, ioc, mf);
 
 	return 1;
 }