diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 233901e9dfde..2e44824a3bd5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,8 @@ lpfc_nlp_list(struct lpfc_hba * phba, struct lpfc_nodelist * nlp, int list)
 	switch(list) {
 	case NLP_NO_LIST: /* No list, just remove it */
 		lpfc_nlp_remove(phba, nlp);
+		/* as node removed - stop further transport calls */
+		rport_del = none;
 		break;
 	case NLP_UNUSED_LIST:
 		spin_lock_irq(phba->host->host_lock);