diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index e5d30bbb1b10b5c953d9a65f0e0fe1061f7fc4be..4a44fd3485672814b3766218933638f8fd7e172b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -2377,6 +2377,7 @@ nvmet_fc_add_port(struct nvmet_port *port)
 			if (!tgtport->port) {
 				tgtport->port = port;
 				port->priv = tgtport;
+				nvmet_fc_tgtport_get(tgtport);
 				ret = 0;
 			} else
 				ret = -EALREADY;