diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index c851fd14ff3e..4c84c2ae1112 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -4102,7 +4102,7 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_rsp(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 		mempool_free(mbox, phba->mbox_mem_pool);
 	}
 out:
-	if (ndlp && NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(ndlp)) {
+	if (ndlp && NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(ndlp) && shost) {
 		spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
 		ndlp->nlp_flag &= ~(NLP_ACC_REGLOGIN | NLP_RM_DFLT_RPI);
 		spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);