diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 13600a0cc302..8a8e0920d2b4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -5175,4 +5175,8 @@ struct sff_8247_a0 {
 #include "qla_gbl.h"
 #include "qla_dbg.h"
 #include "qla_inline.h"
+
+#define IS_SESSION_DELETED(_fcport) (_fcport->disc_state == DSC_DELETE_PEND || \
+				      _fcport->disc_state == DSC_DELETED)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 3cbce3d80e44..203d8582c203 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -570,6 +570,14 @@ qla2x00_async_adisc(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
 	struct srb_iocb *lio;
 	int rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 
+	if (IS_SESSION_DELETED(fcport)) {
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0xffff,
+		       "%s: %8phC is being delete - not sending command.\n",
+		       __func__, fcport->port_name);
+		fcport->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE;
+		return rval;
+	}
+
 	if (!vha->flags.online || (fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT))
 		return rval;
 
@@ -1316,8 +1324,15 @@ int qla24xx_async_gpdb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport, u8 opt)
 	struct port_database_24xx *pd;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 
-	if (!vha->flags.online || (fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT) ||
-	    fcport->loop_id == FC_NO_LOOP_ID) {
+	if (IS_SESSION_DELETED(fcport)) {
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0xffff,
+		       "%s: %8phC is being delete - not sending command.\n",
+		       __func__, fcport->port_name);
+		fcport->flags &= ~FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE;
+		return rval;
+	}
+
+	if (!vha->flags.online || fcport->flags & FCF_ASYNC_SENT) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0xffff,
 		    "%s: %8phC online %d flags %x - not sending command.\n",
 		    __func__, fcport->port_name, vha->flags.online, fcport->flags);