diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index fc821104d5a5328d8740192a196566adb3565096..fd832fd957d8fc5b4f104c663df8f5084b579bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -14162,8 +14162,9 @@ void lpfc_dmp_dbg(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	unsigned int temp_idx;
 	int i;
 	int j = 0;
-	unsigned long rem_nsec;
-	struct lpfc_vport **vports;
+	unsigned long rem_nsec, iflags;
+	bool log_verbose = false;
+	struct lpfc_vport *port_iterator;
 
 	/* Don't dump messages if we explicitly set log_verbose for the
 	 * physical port or any vport.
@@ -14171,16 +14172,24 @@ void lpfc_dmp_dbg(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	if (phba->cfg_log_verbose)
 		return;
 
-	vports = lpfc_create_vport_work_array(phba);
-	if (vports != NULL) {
-		for (i = 0; i <= phba->max_vpi && vports[i] != NULL; i++) {
-			if (vports[i]->cfg_log_verbose) {
-				lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->port_list_lock, iflags);
+	list_for_each_entry(port_iterator, &phba->port_list, listentry) {
+		if (port_iterator->load_flag & FC_UNLOADING)
+			continue;
+		if (scsi_host_get(lpfc_shost_from_vport(port_iterator))) {
+			if (port_iterator->cfg_log_verbose)
+				log_verbose = true;
+
+			scsi_host_put(lpfc_shost_from_vport(port_iterator));
+
+			if (log_verbose) {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->port_list_lock,
+						       iflags);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	lpfc_destroy_vport_work_array(phba, vports);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->port_list_lock, iflags);
 
 	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&phba->dbg_log_dmping, 0, 1) != 0)
 		return;