diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index cc2afc21a30d..46c14bfecd4e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ static void qla_nvme_unregister_remote_port(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct fc_port *fcport = container_of(work, struct fc_port,
 	    nvme_del_work);
 	struct qla_nvme_rport *qla_rport, *trport;
-	scsi_qla_host_t *base_vha;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVME_FC))
 		return;
@@ -623,23 +622,19 @@ static void qla_nvme_unregister_remote_port(struct work_struct *work)
 	ql_log(ql_log_warn, NULL, 0x2112,
 	    "%s: unregister remoteport on %p\n",__func__, fcport);
 
-	base_vha = pci_get_drvdata(fcport->vha->hw->pdev);
-	if (test_bit(PFLG_DRIVER_REMOVING, &base_vha->pci_flags)) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, fcport->vha, 0x2114,
-		    "%s: Notify FC-NVMe transport, set devloss=0\n",
-		    __func__);
-
-		nvme_fc_set_remoteport_devloss(fcport->nvme_remote_port, 0);
-	}
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(qla_rport, trport,
 	    &fcport->vha->nvme_rport_list, list) {
 		if (qla_rport->fcport == fcport) {
 			ql_log(ql_log_info, fcport->vha, 0x2113,
 			    "%s: fcport=%p\n", __func__, fcport);
+			nvme_fc_set_remoteport_devloss
+				(fcport->nvme_remote_port, 0);
 			init_completion(&fcport->nvme_del_done);
-			nvme_fc_unregister_remoteport(
-			    fcport->nvme_remote_port);
+			if (nvme_fc_unregister_remoteport
+			    (fcport->nvme_remote_port))
+				ql_log(ql_log_info, fcport->vha, 0x2114,
+				    "%s: Failed to unregister nvme_remote_port\n",
+				    __func__);
 			wait_for_completion(&fcport->nvme_del_done);
 			break;
 		}