diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index b008d583dd6e1f9bf700d03cf1b03da01061304f..0ab9d2fd4a14afc4df6ed4bfcbc0422f10361d75 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -2162,11 +2162,11 @@ qla24xx_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 	    test_bit(FCPORT_UPDATE_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags))
 		msleep(1000);
 
-	qla_nvme_delete(vha);
 
 	qla24xx_disable_vp(vha);
 	qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion(vha);
 
+	qla_nvme_delete(vha);
 	vha->flags.delete_progress = 1;
 
 	qlt_remove_target(ha, vha);