diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 9ce28c4f9812..b09d29931393 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -2142,6 +2142,7 @@ qla24xx_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 		msleep(1000);
 
 	qla24xx_disable_vp(vha);
+	qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion(vha);
 
 	vha->flags.delete_progress = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index f852ca60c49f..89706341514e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ void qla2x00_handle_login_done_event(struct scsi_qla_host *, fc_port_t *,
 	uint16_t *);
 int qla24xx_post_gnl_work(struct scsi_qla_host *, fc_port_t *);
 int qla24xx_async_abort_cmd(srb_t *);
+void qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 
 /*
  * Global Functions in qla_mid.c source file.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
index d77dde89118e..375a88e18afe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c
@@ -152,10 +152,15 @@ qla24xx_disable_vp(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
+	fc_port_t *fcport;
 
 	ret = qla24xx_control_vp(vha, VCE_COMMAND_DISABLE_VPS_LOGO_ALL);
 	atomic_set(&vha->loop_state, LOOP_DOWN);
 	atomic_set(&vha->loop_down_timer, LOOP_DOWN_TIME);
+	list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list)
+		fcport->logout_on_delete = 0;
+
+	qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(vha, 0);
 
 	/* Remove port id from vp target map */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->vport_slock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 1be76695e692..6dbc2ab9090b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static inline int test_fcport_count(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
  * qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion can only be called from remove_one.
  * it has dependency on UNLOADING flag to stop device discovery
  */
-static void
+void
 qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 {
 	qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(vha, 0);