diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 95449f97101d..e5db20e8979d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1550,8 +1550,10 @@ lpfc_plogi_confirm_nport(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t *prsp,
 	 */
 	new_ndlp = lpfc_findnode_wwpn(vport, &sp->portName);
 
+	/* return immediately if the WWPN matches ndlp */
 	if (new_ndlp == ndlp && NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(new_ndlp))
 		return ndlp;
+
 	if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
 		active_rrqs_xri_bitmap = mempool_alloc(phba->active_rrq_pool,
 						       GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1560,9 +1562,13 @@ lpfc_plogi_confirm_nport(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t *prsp,
 			       phba->cfg_rrq_xri_bitmap_sz);
 	}
 
-	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS,
-		 "3178 PLOGI confirm: ndlp %p x%x: new_ndlp %p\n",
-		 ndlp, ndlp->nlp_DID, new_ndlp);
+	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS | LOG_NODE,
+			 "3178 PLOGI confirm: ndlp x%x x%x x%x: "
+			 "new_ndlp x%x x%x x%x\n",
+			 ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,  ndlp->nlp_fc4_type,
+			 (new_ndlp ? new_ndlp->nlp_DID : 0),
+			 (new_ndlp ? new_ndlp->nlp_flag : 0),
+			 (new_ndlp ? new_ndlp->nlp_fc4_type : 0));
 
 	if (!new_ndlp) {
 		rc = memcmp(&ndlp->nlp_portname, name,
@@ -1611,6 +1617,14 @@ lpfc_plogi_confirm_nport(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t *prsp,
 			       phba->cfg_rrq_xri_bitmap_sz);
 	}
 
+	/* At this point in this routine, we know new_ndlp will be
+	 * returned. however, any previous GID_FTs that were done
+	 * would have updated nlp_fc4_type in ndlp, so we must ensure
+	 * new_ndlp has the right value.
+	 */
+	if (vport->fc_flag & FC_FABRIC)
+		new_ndlp->nlp_fc4_type = ndlp->nlp_fc4_type;
+
 	lpfc_unreg_rpi(vport, new_ndlp);
 	new_ndlp->nlp_DID = ndlp->nlp_DID;
 	new_ndlp->nlp_prev_state = ndlp->nlp_prev_state;
@@ -1732,6 +1746,12 @@ lpfc_plogi_confirm_nport(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t *prsp,
 	    active_rrqs_xri_bitmap)
 		mempool_free(active_rrqs_xri_bitmap,
 			     phba->active_rrq_pool);
+
+	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS | LOG_NODE,
+			 "3173 PLOGI confirm exit: new_ndlp x%x x%x x%x\n",
+			 new_ndlp->nlp_DID, new_ndlp->nlp_flag,
+			 new_ndlp->nlp_fc4_type);
+
 	return new_ndlp;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
index a0658d158228..043bca6449cd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
@@ -2829,8 +2829,9 @@ lpfc_disc_state_machine(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	/* DSM in event <evt> on NPort <nlp_DID> in state <cur_state> */
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_DISCOVERY,
 			 "0211 DSM in event x%x on NPort x%x in "
-			 "state %d Data: x%x\n",
-			 evt, ndlp->nlp_DID, cur_state, ndlp->nlp_flag);
+			 "state %d Data: x%x x%x\n",
+			 evt, ndlp->nlp_DID, cur_state,
+			 ndlp->nlp_flag, ndlp->nlp_fc4_type);
 
 	lpfc_debugfs_disc_trc(vport, LPFC_DISC_TRC_DSM,
 		 "DSM in:          evt:%d ste:%d did:x%x",