diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
index 3c05d1e97f8f..97e5b69e0668 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
@@ -1239,6 +1239,16 @@ static struct se_wwn *lio_target_call_coreaddtiqn(
 	if (IS_ERR(tiqn))
 		return ERR_CAST(tiqn);
 
+	pr_debug("LIO_Target_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> %s\n", tiqn->tiqn);
+	pr_debug("LIO_Target_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> Allocated Node:"
+			" %s\n", name);
+	return &tiqn->tiqn_wwn;
+}
+
+static void lio_target_add_wwn_groups(struct se_wwn *wwn)
+{
+	struct iscsi_tiqn *tiqn = container_of(wwn, struct iscsi_tiqn, tiqn_wwn);
+
 	config_group_init_type_name(&tiqn->tiqn_stat_grps.iscsi_instance_group,
 			"iscsi_instance", &iscsi_stat_instance_cit);
 	configfs_add_default_group(&tiqn->tiqn_stat_grps.iscsi_instance_group,
@@ -1263,12 +1273,6 @@ static struct se_wwn *lio_target_call_coreaddtiqn(
 			"iscsi_logout_stats", &iscsi_stat_logout_cit);
 	configfs_add_default_group(&tiqn->tiqn_stat_grps.iscsi_logout_stats_group,
 			&tiqn->tiqn_wwn.fabric_stat_group);
-
-
-	pr_debug("LIO_Target_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> %s\n", tiqn->tiqn);
-	pr_debug("LIO_Target_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> Allocated Node:"
-			" %s\n", name);
-	return &tiqn->tiqn_wwn;
 }
 
 static void lio_target_call_coredeltiqn(
@@ -1276,8 +1280,6 @@ static void lio_target_call_coredeltiqn(
 {
 	struct iscsi_tiqn *tiqn = container_of(wwn, struct iscsi_tiqn, tiqn_wwn);
 
-	configfs_remove_default_groups(&tiqn->tiqn_wwn.fabric_stat_group);
-
 	pr_debug("LIO_Target_ConfigFS: DEREGISTER -> %s\n",
 			tiqn->tiqn);
 	iscsit_del_tiqn(tiqn);
@@ -1652,6 +1654,7 @@ const struct target_core_fabric_ops iscsi_ops = {
 	.aborted_task			= lio_aborted_task,
 	.fabric_make_wwn		= lio_target_call_coreaddtiqn,
 	.fabric_drop_wwn		= lio_target_call_coredeltiqn,
+	.add_wwn_groups			= lio_target_add_wwn_groups,
 	.fabric_make_tpg		= lio_target_tiqn_addtpg,
 	.fabric_drop_tpg		= lio_target_tiqn_deltpg,
 	.fabric_make_np			= lio_target_call_addnptotpg,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
index 5991a4f816d8..31a096aa16ab 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ static void target_fabric_release_wwn(struct config_item *item)
 				struct se_wwn, wwn_group);
 	struct target_fabric_configfs *tf = wwn->wwn_tf;
 
+	configfs_remove_default_groups(&wwn->fabric_stat_group);
 	tf->tf_ops->fabric_drop_wwn(wwn);
 }
 
@@ -944,6 +945,8 @@ static struct config_group *target_fabric_make_wwn(
 			&tf->tf_wwn_fabric_stats_cit);
 	configfs_add_default_group(&wwn->fabric_stat_group, &wwn->wwn_group);
 
+	if (tf->tf_ops->add_wwn_groups)
+		tf->tf_ops->add_wwn_groups(wwn);
 	return &wwn->wwn_group;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
index 5a9dd1892b70..8ff6d40a294f 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct target_core_fabric_ops {
 	struct se_wwn *(*fabric_make_wwn)(struct target_fabric_configfs *,
 				struct config_group *, const char *);
 	void (*fabric_drop_wwn)(struct se_wwn *);
+	void (*add_wwn_groups)(struct se_wwn *);
 	struct se_portal_group *(*fabric_make_tpg)(struct se_wwn *,
 				struct config_group *, const char *);
 	void (*fabric_drop_tpg)(struct se_portal_group *);