diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
index 810263dfa4a1d9d272e16a492c5fb44365967a6c..c57bbbc7a7d10c428d750f577a381cd2689291b3 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
@@ -754,6 +754,11 @@ static int target_fabric_port_link(
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	if (!(dev->dev_flags & DF_CONFIGURED)) {
+		pr_err("se_device not configured yet, cannot port link\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	tpg_ci = &lun_ci->ci_parent->ci_group->cg_item;
 	se_tpg = container_of(to_config_group(tpg_ci),
 				struct se_portal_group, tpg_group);