diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
index e6f47318c..7f0cfb78d 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_os.c
@@ -5130,8 +5130,10 @@ void qla24xx_create_new_sess(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 				   "%s %s mem alloc fail.\n",
 				   __func__, wwn_to_str(e->u.new_sess.port_name));
 
-			if (pla)
+			if (pla) {
+				list_del(&pla->list);
 				kmem_cache_free(qla_tgt_plogi_cachep, pla);
+			}
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -5241,8 +5243,10 @@ void qla24xx_create_new_sess(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 
 	if (free_fcport) {
 		qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
-		if (pla)
+		if (pla) {
+			list_del(&pla->list);
 			kmem_cache_free(qla_tgt_plogi_cachep, pla);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
index 6de4ec642..d6331a5e6 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
@@ -4933,8 +4933,10 @@ static int qlt_handle_login(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 			    __func__, wwn_to_str(sess->port_name), sec);
 		}
 
-		if (!conflict_sess)
+		if (!conflict_sess) {
+			list_del(&pla->list);
 			kmem_cache_free(qla_tgt_plogi_cachep, pla);
+		}
 
 		qlt_send_term_imm_notif(vha, iocb, 1);
 		goto out;