diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
index aabf51df3c02..64500417c22e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
@@ -483,10 +483,11 @@ static void fc_rport_enter_delete(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata,
 
 	fc_rport_state_enter(rdata, RPORT_ST_DELETE);
 
-	kref_get(&rdata->kref);
-	if (rdata->event == RPORT_EV_NONE &&
-	    !queue_work(rport_event_queue, &rdata->event_work))
-		kref_put(&rdata->kref, fc_rport_destroy);
+	if (rdata->event == RPORT_EV_NONE) {
+		kref_get(&rdata->kref);
+		if (!queue_work(rport_event_queue, &rdata->event_work))
+			kref_put(&rdata->kref, fc_rport_destroy);
+	}
 
 	rdata->event = event;
 }