diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
index 03f94eb372b6..dc0e36676313 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c
@@ -3628,7 +3628,6 @@ void qla24xx_async_gnnft_done(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, srb_t *sp)
 		list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
 			if (memcmp(rp->port_name, fcport->port_name, WWN_SIZE))
 				continue;
-			fcport->scan_needed = 0;
 			fcport->scan_state = QLA_FCPORT_FOUND;
 			found = true;
 			/*
@@ -3637,10 +3636,12 @@ void qla24xx_async_gnnft_done(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, srb_t *sp)
 			if ((fcport->flags & FCF_FABRIC_DEVICE) == 0) {
 				qla2x00_clear_loop_id(fcport);
 				fcport->flags |= FCF_FABRIC_DEVICE;
-			} else if (fcport->d_id.b24 != rp->id.b24) {
+			} else if (fcport->d_id.b24 != rp->id.b24 ||
+				fcport->scan_needed) {
 				qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(fcport);
 			}
 			fcport->d_id.b24 = rp->id.b24;
+			fcport->scan_needed = 0;
 			break;
 		}