diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index d2888b30a8a3b965a4e1ae0ab9f18f134a43ade7..a8c67cd176256adeeb30358e6aadb26b336b0a38 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 		sess->send_els_logo);
 
 	if (!IS_SW_RESV_ADDR(sess->d_id)) {
+		qla2x00_mark_device_lost(vha, sess, 0, 0);
+
 		if (sess->send_els_logo) {
 			qlt_port_logo_t logo;
 
@@ -1161,8 +1163,6 @@ void qlt_unreg_sess(struct fc_port *sess)
 	if (sess->se_sess)
 		vha->hw->tgt.tgt_ops->clear_nacl_from_fcport_map(sess);
 
-	qla2x00_mark_device_lost(vha, sess, 0, 0);
-
 	sess->deleted = QLA_SESS_DELETION_IN_PROGRESS;
 	sess->disc_state = DSC_DELETE_PEND;
 	sess->last_rscn_gen = sess->rscn_gen;