diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 506621d814ab74e76971d61a1caff7d13d12e348..11f2f3279eab2984fe131510cc669b329f149bae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3340,8 +3340,7 @@ qla2x00_update_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	if (IS_QLAFX00(vha->hw)) {
 		qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_ONLINE);
-		qla2x00_reg_remote_port(vha, fcport);
-		return;
+		goto reg_port;
 	}
 	fcport->login_retry = 0;
 	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_LOGIN_NEEDED | FCF_ASYNC_SENT);
@@ -3349,7 +3348,16 @@ qla2x00_update_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_ONLINE);
 	qla2x00_iidma_fcport(vha, fcport);
 	qla24xx_update_fcport_fcp_prio(vha, fcport);
-	qla2x00_reg_remote_port(vha, fcport);
+
+reg_port:
+	if (qla_ini_mode_enabled(vha))
+		qla2x00_reg_remote_port(vha, fcport);
+	else {
+		/*
+		 * Create target mode FC NEXUS in qla_target.c
+		 */
+		qlt_fc_port_added(vha, fcport);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index be6de2a1e36e1669f10af6e9070bf020bfd59671..8a5cac8448c76518107d95744b39ea76717958f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -3235,7 +3235,8 @@ qla2x00_schedule_rport_del(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 		qla2xxx_wake_dpc(base_vha);
 	} else {
 		int now;
-		fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
+		if (rport)
+			fc_remote_port_delete(rport);
 		qlt_do_generation_tick(vha, &now);
 		qlt_fc_port_deleted(vha, fcport, now);
 	}