diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 8eda55e917e044e3e201017445aba8ec59e68a55..e9545411ec5a91aa4b81ef958e3c4465d6e20594 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -4779,6 +4779,7 @@ static int qlt_handle_login(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 
 	switch (sess->disc_state) {
 	case DSC_DELETED:
+	case DSC_LOGIN_PEND:
 		qlt_plogi_ack_unref(vha, pla);
 		break;