diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 664013115c9da7d7912d0b22fa34ddf91e7b977b..6c302c4fcb159d9e81ec0fb2e6ead37feb249c26 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -2924,6 +2924,7 @@ qla2x00_rport_del(void *data)
 	struct fc_rport *rport;
 	scsi_qla_host_t *vha = fcport->vha;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long vha_flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(fcport->vha->host->host_lock, flags);
 	rport = fcport->drport ? fcport->drport: fcport->rport;
@@ -2935,7 +2936,9 @@ qla2x00_rport_del(void *data)
 		 * Release the target mode FC NEXUS in qla_target.c code
 		 * if target mod is enabled.
 		 */
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->hardware_lock, vha_flags);
 		qlt_fc_port_deleted(vha, fcport);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->hardware_lock, vha_flags);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3303,6 +3306,7 @@ qla2x00_reg_remote_port(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	 * Create target mode FC NEXUS in qla_target.c if target mode is
 	 * enabled..
 	 */
+
 	qlt_fc_port_added(vha, fcport);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(fcport->vha->host->host_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index b749026aa592445d70dd51056314ff29965578ca..bce2bea0385919325fdf26817beaeda65d37d403 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -782,10 +782,8 @@ void qlt_fc_port_added(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 void qlt_fc_port_deleted(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 {
-	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	struct qla_tgt *tgt = vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt;
 	struct qla_tgt_sess *sess;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!vha->hw->tgt.tgt_ops)
 		return;
@@ -793,14 +791,11 @@ void qlt_fc_port_deleted(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	if (!tgt || (fcport->port_type != FCT_INITIATOR))
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	if (tgt->tgt_stop) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 	sess = qlt_find_sess_by_port_name(tgt, fcport->port_name);
 	if (!sess) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -808,7 +803,6 @@ void qlt_fc_port_deleted(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	sess->local = 1;
 	qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(sess, false);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static inline int test_tgt_sess_count(struct qla_tgt *tgt)