diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index 874612b108292866b085ec8712d521f419f61a6f..49f241d30c175606d3878fecbdfc5e255386f765 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ lpfc_nvme_ls_req(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 	lport = (struct lpfc_nvme_lport *)pnvme_lport->private;
 	vport = lport->vport;
 
+	if (vport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (vport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -538,6 +541,9 @@ lpfc_nvme_ls_abort(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 	vport = lport->vport;
 	phba = vport->phba;
 
+	if (vport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
+		return;
+
 	ndlp = lpfc_findnode_did(vport, pnvme_rport->port_id);
 	if (!ndlp) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_NVME_ABTS,
@@ -1273,6 +1279,11 @@ lpfc_nvme_fcp_io_submit(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 
+	if (vport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_fail;
+	}
+
 	/* Validate pointers. */
 	if (!pnvme_lport || !pnvme_rport || !freqpriv) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NVME_IOERR | LOG_NODE,
@@ -1500,6 +1511,9 @@ lpfc_nvme_fcp_abort(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 	vport = lport->vport;
 	phba = vport->phba;
 
+	if (vport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
+		return;
+
 	/* Announce entry to new IO submit field. */
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NVME_ABTS,
 			 "6002 Abort Request to rport DID x%06x "
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index 84cf1b9079f78849fe2c6101df88245d90c28cb1..2b50aecc2722e9e329d56f478c8f86eea45d8f40 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ lpfc_nvmet_xmt_ls_rsp(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 	struct ulp_bde64 bpl;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (phba->pport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (phba->pport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -721,6 +724,11 @@ lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_op(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 		goto aerr;
 	}
 
+	if (phba->pport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto aerr;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC_DEBUG_FS
 	if (ctxp->ts_cmd_nvme) {
 		if (rsp->op == NVMET_FCOP_RSP)
@@ -820,6 +828,9 @@ lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_abort(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ctxp->phba;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (phba->pport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
+		return;
+
 	if (phba->pport->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
 		return;