diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 3bb0a1d1622ab3df688d9cb97d55b69ab219c654..38a1257e76e1ec432c6cc81893b54a27ee30081a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -4291,6 +4291,7 @@ int qlt_lport_register(struct qla_tgt_func_tmpl *qla_tgt_ops, u64 wwpn,
 		if (rc != 0) {
 			ha->tgt.tgt_ops = NULL;
 			ha->tgt.target_lport_ptr = NULL;
+			scsi_host_put(host);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&qla_tgt_mutex);
 		return rc;