diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 7f5b1156ea8c6919735a62cb45334535d7a8f26b..6b8c655d9eb4da4227cf14e5d61f91f3774c93bb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -684,6 +684,9 @@ void qla24xx_do_nack_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 
 	switch (e->u.nack.type) {
 	case SRB_NACK_PRLI:
+		t = e->u.nack.fcport;
+		flush_work(&t->del_work);
+		flush_work(&t->free_work);
 		mutex_lock(&vha->vha_tgt.tgt_mutex);
 		t = qlt_create_sess(vha, e->u.nack.fcport, 0);
 		mutex_unlock(&vha->vha_tgt.tgt_mutex);