diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 1b6a1738b3d5608e72212259a729b78927fed82d..95733981828d48424f9d443e4723b40a460a9bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -2956,8 +2956,8 @@ lpfc_issue_els_scr(struct lpfc_vport *vport, uint32_t nportid, uint8_t retry)
 	/* This will cause the callback-function lpfc_cmpl_els_cmd to
 	 * trigger the release of node.
 	 */
-
-	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
+	if (!(vport->fc_flag & FC_PT2PT))
+		lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
 	return 0;
 }