diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
index 34712def81b15a566bb16a7e320ec7012796cf27..5251689a1d9ac2e5a5852c724f7f54d2ec80801c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fcloop_tgt_lsrqst_done_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct fcloop_tport *tport = tls_req->tport;
 	struct nvmefc_ls_req *lsreq = tls_req->lsreq;
 
-	if (tport->remoteport)
+	if (!tport || tport->remoteport)
 		lsreq->done(lsreq, tls_req->status);
 }
 
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ fcloop_ls_req(struct nvme_fc_local_port *localport,
 
 	if (!rport->targetport) {
 		tls_req->status = -ECONNREFUSED;
+		tls_req->tport = NULL;
 		schedule_work(&tls_req->work);
 		return ret;
 	}