diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 7ebf365043cf..93a4c20e2113 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -1827,7 +1827,6 @@ static int
 qla24xx_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 {
 	scsi_qla_host_t *vha = fc_vport->dd_data;
-	fc_port_t *fcport, *tfcport;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	uint16_t id = vha->vp_idx;
 
@@ -1841,11 +1840,7 @@ qla24xx_vport_delete(struct fc_vport *fc_vport)
 
 	scsi_remove_host(vha->host);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(fcport, tfcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
-		list_del(&fcport->list);
-		kfree(fcport);
-		fcport = NULL;
-	}
+	qla2x00_free_fcports(vha);
 
 	qla24xx_deallocate_vp_id(vha);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index 55f4599ade63..84441e8e267e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ extern struct scsi_qla_host *qla2x00_create_host(struct scsi_host_template *,
 extern void qla2x00_free_host(struct scsi_qla_host *);
 extern void qla2x00_relogin(struct scsi_qla_host *);
 extern void qla2x00_do_work(struct scsi_qla_host *);
+extern void qla2x00_free_fcports(struct scsi_qla_host *);
 
 /*
  * Global Functions in qla_mid.c source file.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 5be8db748964..fcdbf7a0be55 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -2487,11 +2487,24 @@ qla2x00_free_device(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 
 	qla2x00_free_irqs(vha);
 
+	qla2x00_free_fcports(vha);
+
 	qla2x00_mem_free(ha);
 
 	qla2x00_free_queues(ha);
 }
 
+void qla2x00_free_fcports(struct scsi_qla_host *vha)
+{
+	fc_port_t *fcport, *tfcport;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(fcport, tfcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
+		list_del(&fcport->list);
+		kfree(fcport);
+		fcport = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 static inline void
 qla2x00_schedule_rport_del(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport,
     int defer)