diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index d400b51929a6..fe5d343a2301 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -4847,6 +4847,7 @@ qla2x00_alloc_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, gfp_t flags)
 	}
 
 	INIT_WORK(&fcport->del_work, qla24xx_delete_sess_fn);
+	INIT_WORK(&fcport->free_work, qlt_free_session_done);
 	INIT_WORK(&fcport->reg_work, qla_register_fcport_fn);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fcport->gnl_entry);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fcport->list);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index a06e56224a55..a9bd0f513316 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,6 @@ void qlt_unreg_sess(struct fc_port *sess)
 	sess->last_rscn_gen = sess->rscn_gen;
 	sess->last_login_gen = sess->login_gen;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&sess->free_work, qlt_free_session_done);
 	queue_work(sess->vha->hw->wq, &sess->free_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qlt_unreg_sess);