diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
index aff8621de806..f6adde44f226 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ struct zfcp_port *zfcp_port_enqueue(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, u64 wwpn,
 
 	rwlock_init(&port->unit_list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->unit_list);
+	atomic_set(&port->units, 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&port->gid_pn_work, zfcp_fc_port_did_lookup);
 	INIT_WORK(&port->test_link_work, zfcp_fc_link_test_work);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_def.h b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_def.h
index 5bc4afba8b09..1305955cbf59 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_def.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_def.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ struct zfcp_port {
 	struct zfcp_adapter    *adapter;       /* adapter used to access port */
 	struct list_head	unit_list;	/* head of logical unit list */
 	rwlock_t		unit_list_lock; /* unit list lock */
+	atomic_t		units;	       /* zfcp_unit count */
 	atomic_t	       status;	       /* status of this remote port */
 	u64		       wwnn;	       /* WWNN if known */
 	u64		       wwpn;	       /* WWPN */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
index 4eeef78447f2..03441a7fb463 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ extern void zfcp_scsi_dif_sense_error(struct scsi_cmnd *, int);
 extern struct attribute_group zfcp_sysfs_unit_attrs;
 extern struct attribute_group zfcp_sysfs_adapter_attrs;
 extern struct attribute_group zfcp_sysfs_port_attrs;
+extern struct mutex zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex;
 extern struct device_attribute *zfcp_sysfs_sdev_attrs[];
 extern struct device_attribute *zfcp_sysfs_shost_attrs[];
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c
index c66af27b230b..1e0eb089dfba 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_sysfs.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ static ssize_t zfcp_sysfs_port_rescan_store(struct device *dev,
 static ZFCP_DEV_ATTR(adapter, port_rescan, S_IWUSR, NULL,
 		     zfcp_sysfs_port_rescan_store);
 
+DEFINE_MUTEX(zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex);
+
 static ssize_t zfcp_sysfs_port_remove_store(struct device *dev,
 					    struct device_attribute *attr,
 					    const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -249,6 +251,16 @@ static ssize_t zfcp_sysfs_port_remove_store(struct device *dev,
 	else
 		retval = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex);
+	if (atomic_read(&port->units) > 0) {
+		retval = -EBUSY;
+		mutex_unlock(&zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* port is about to be removed, so no more unit_add */
+	atomic_set(&port->units, -1);
+	mutex_unlock(&zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex);
+
 	write_lock_irq(&adapter->port_list_lock);
 	list_del(&port->list);
 	write_unlock_irq(&adapter->port_list_lock);
@@ -289,12 +301,14 @@ static ssize_t zfcp_sysfs_unit_add_store(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct zfcp_port *port = container_of(dev, struct zfcp_port, dev);
 	u64 fcp_lun;
+	int retval;
 
 	if (strict_strtoull(buf, 0, (unsigned long long *) &fcp_lun))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (zfcp_unit_add(port, fcp_lun))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	retval = zfcp_unit_add(port, fcp_lun);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_unit.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_unit.c
index 3f2bff0d3aa2..1cd2b99ab256 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_unit.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_unit.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void zfcp_unit_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct zfcp_unit *unit = container_of(dev, struct zfcp_unit, dev);
 
-	put_device(&unit->port->dev);
+	atomic_dec(&unit->port->units);
 	kfree(unit);
 }
 
@@ -119,16 +119,27 @@ static void zfcp_unit_release(struct device *dev)
 int zfcp_unit_add(struct zfcp_port *port, u64 fcp_lun)
 {
 	struct zfcp_unit *unit;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex);
+	if (atomic_read(&port->units) == -1) {
+		/* port is already gone */
+		retval = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	unit = zfcp_unit_find(port, fcp_lun);
 	if (unit) {
 		put_device(&unit->dev);
-		return -EEXIST;
+		retval = -EEXIST;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	unit = kzalloc(sizeof(struct zfcp_unit), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!unit)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!unit) {
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	unit->port = port;
 	unit->fcp_lun = fcp_lun;
@@ -139,28 +150,33 @@ int zfcp_unit_add(struct zfcp_port *port, u64 fcp_lun)
 	if (dev_set_name(&unit->dev, "0x%016llx",
 			 (unsigned long long) fcp_lun)) {
 		kfree(unit);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	get_device(&port->dev);
-
 	if (device_register(&unit->dev)) {
 		put_device(&unit->dev);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (sysfs_create_group(&unit->dev.kobj, &zfcp_sysfs_unit_attrs)) {
 		device_unregister(&unit->dev);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
+	atomic_inc(&port->units); /* under zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex ! */
+
 	write_lock_irq(&port->unit_list_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&unit->list, &port->unit_list);
 	write_unlock_irq(&port->unit_list_lock);
 
 	zfcp_unit_scsi_scan(unit);
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&zfcp_sysfs_port_units_mutex);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /**