diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 28ba87cd227a..8a0ac87f70a9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static
 void qla24xx_handle_adisc_event(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct event_arg *ea)
 {
 	struct fc_port *fcport = ea->fcport;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x20d2,
 	    "%s %8phC DS %d LS %d rc %d login %d|%d rscn %d|%d lid %d\n",
@@ -499,9 +500,15 @@ void qla24xx_handle_adisc_event(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct event_arg *ea)
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2066,
 		    "%s %8phC: adisc fail: post delete\n",
 		    __func__, ea->fcport->port_name);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
 		/* deleted = 0 & logout_on_delete = force fw cleanup */
-		fcport->deleted = 0;
+		if (fcport->deleted == QLA_SESS_DELETED)
+			fcport->deleted = 0;
+
 		fcport->logout_on_delete = 1;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+
 		qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(ea->fcport);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1402,7 +1409,6 @@ void __qla24xx_handle_gpdb_event(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct event_arg *ea)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	ea->fcport->login_gen++;
-	ea->fcport->deleted = 0;
 	ea->fcport->logout_on_delete = 1;
 
 	if (!ea->fcport->login_succ && !IS_SW_RESV_ADDR(ea->fcport->d_id)) {
@@ -5475,6 +5481,8 @@ qla2x00_reg_remote_port(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 void
 qla2x00_update_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (IS_SW_RESV_ADDR(fcport->d_id))
 		return;
 
@@ -5484,7 +5492,11 @@ qla2x00_update_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	qla2x00_set_fcport_disc_state(fcport, DSC_UPD_FCPORT);
 	fcport->login_retry = vha->hw->login_retry_count;
 	fcport->flags &= ~(FCF_LOGIN_NEEDED | FCF_ASYNC_SENT);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
 	fcport->deleted = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+
 	if (vha->hw->current_topology == ISP_CFG_NL)
 		fcport->logout_on_delete = 0;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index cb97565b6a33..a95ea2f70f97 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1046,10 +1046,6 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 			(struct imm_ntfy_from_isp *)sess->iocb, SRB_NACK_LOGO);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
-	sess->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	if (sess->se_sess) {
 		sess->se_sess = NULL;
@@ -1059,7 +1055,6 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	qla2x00_set_fcport_disc_state(sess, DSC_DELETED);
 	sess->fw_login_state = DSC_LS_PORT_UNAVAIL;
-	sess->deleted = QLA_SESS_DELETED;
 
 	if (sess->login_succ && !IS_SW_RESV_ADDR(sess->d_id)) {
 		vha->fcport_count--;
@@ -1111,7 +1106,12 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	sess->explicit_logout = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->work_lock, flags);
+	sess->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
+	sess->deleted = QLA_SESS_DELETED;
 	sess->free_pending = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->work_lock, flags);
 
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0xf001,
 	    "Unregistration of sess %p %8phC finished fcp_cnt %d\n",
@@ -1161,12 +1161,12 @@ void qlt_unreg_sess(struct fc_port *sess)
 	 * management from being sent.
 	 */
 	sess->flags |= FCF_ASYNC_SENT;
+	sess->deleted = QLA_SESS_DELETION_IN_PROGRESS;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sess->vha->work_lock, flags);
 
 	if (sess->se_sess)
 		vha->hw->tgt.tgt_ops->clear_nacl_from_fcport_map(sess);
 
-	sess->deleted = QLA_SESS_DELETION_IN_PROGRESS;
 	qla2x00_set_fcport_disc_state(sess, DSC_DELETE_PEND);
 	sess->last_rscn_gen = sess->rscn_gen;
 	sess->last_login_gen = sess->login_gen;