diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 2ec77b9f78b855a627f6c893ae3597f8ceeaaa07..789030c9dd26ac74f5f9e12a3122bf56682f4d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -4750,11 +4750,11 @@ void qla24xx_create_new_sess(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 		} else {
 			list_add_tail(&fcport->list, &vha->vp_fcports);
 
-			if (pla) {
-				qlt_plogi_ack_link(vha, pla, fcport,
-				    QLT_PLOGI_LINK_SAME_WWN);
-				pla->ref_count--;
-			}
+		}
+		if (pla) {
+			qlt_plogi_ack_link(vha, pla, fcport,
+			    QLT_PLOGI_LINK_SAME_WWN);
+			pla->ref_count--;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);