diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 2f3a3cd31bd6..e468b05f90c0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -5758,6 +5758,8 @@ qla2x00_reg_remote_port(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE)
 		return;
 
+	qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_ONLINE);
+
 	rport_ids.node_name = wwn_to_u64(fcport->node_name);
 	rport_ids.port_name = wwn_to_u64(fcport->port_name);
 	rport_ids.port_id = fcport->d_id.b.domain << 16 |
@@ -5858,6 +5860,7 @@ qla2x00_update_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 		qla2x00_reg_remote_port(vha, fcport);
 		break;
 	case MODE_TARGET:
+		qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_ONLINE);
 		if (!vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt->tgt_stop &&
 			!vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt->tgt_stopped)
 			qlt_fc_port_added(vha, fcport);
@@ -5875,8 +5878,6 @@ qla2x00_update_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	if (NVME_TARGET(vha->hw, fcport))
 		qla_nvme_register_remote(vha, fcport);
 
-	qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_ONLINE);
-
 	if (IS_IIDMA_CAPABLE(vha->hw) && vha->hw->flags.gpsc_supported) {
 		if (fcport->id_changed) {
 			fcport->id_changed = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 718c761ff5f8..5723082d94d6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ int qla_nvme_register_remote(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct fc_port *fcport)
 		(fcport->nvme_flag & NVME_FLAG_REGISTERED))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE)
+		return 0;
+
+	qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_ONLINE);
+
 	fcport->nvme_flag &= ~NVME_FLAG_RESETTING;
 
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(struct nvme_fc_port_info));