diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
index 3d51a936f6d5..d69531ab2db8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ void fc_rport_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 	struct fc_rport_priv *rdata;
 
 	rdata = container_of(kref, struct fc_rport_priv, kref);
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&rdata->peers));
 	kfree_rcu(rdata, rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_rport_destroy);