diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 0a68e565147a..666b0a1b558a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -6215,6 +6215,7 @@ lpfc_els_disc_adisc(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 			 * from backend
 			 */
 			lpfc_nlp_unreg_node(vport, ndlp);
+			lpfc_unreg_rpi(vport, ndlp);
 			continue;
 		}