diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index ce28c4a30460..5f44a0763f37 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -2955,18 +2955,10 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_logo(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ndlp->lock);
 		lpfc_disc_state_machine(vport, ndlp, cmdiocb,
 					NLP_EVT_DEVICE_RM);
-		lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
-		lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
-
-		/* Presume the node was released. */
-		return;
+		goto out_rsrc_free;
 	}
 
 out:
-	/* Driver is done with the IO.  */
-	lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
-	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
-
 	/* At this point, the LOGO processing is complete. NOTE: For a
 	 * pt2pt topology, we are assuming the NPortID will only change
 	 * on link up processing. For a LOGO / PLOGI initiated by the
@@ -2993,6 +2985,10 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_logo(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 				 ndlp->nlp_DID, irsp->ulpStatus,
 				 irsp->un.ulpWord[4], irsp->ulpTimeout,
 				 vport->num_disc_nodes);
+
+		lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
+		lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
+
 		lpfc_disc_start(vport);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -3009,6 +3005,10 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_logo(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 		lpfc_disc_state_machine(vport, ndlp, cmdiocb,
 					NLP_EVT_DEVICE_RM);
 	}
+out_rsrc_free:
+	/* Driver is done with the I/O. */
+	lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
+	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
 }
 
 /**