diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
index f0c0d95b8dde..52f0061920a8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ struct fcloop_lport_priv {
 	struct fcloop_lport *lport;
 };
 
+/* The port is already being removed, avoid double free */
+#define PORT_DELETED	0
+
 struct fcloop_rport {
 	struct nvme_fc_remote_port	*remoteport;
 	struct nvmet_fc_target_port	*targetport;
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ struct fcloop_rport {
 	spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct list_head		ls_list;
 	struct work_struct		ls_work;
+	unsigned long			flags;
 };
 
 struct fcloop_tport {
@@ -233,6 +237,7 @@ struct fcloop_tport {
 	spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct list_head		ls_list;
 	struct work_struct		ls_work;
+	unsigned long			flags;
 };
 
 struct fcloop_nport {
@@ -1061,30 +1066,38 @@ static void
 fcloop_remoteport_delete(struct nvme_fc_remote_port *remoteport)
 {
 	struct fcloop_rport *rport = remoteport->private;
+	bool put_port = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	flush_work(&rport->ls_work);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fcloop_lock, flags);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(PORT_DELETED, &rport->flags))
+		put_port = true;
 	rport->nport->rport = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fcloop_lock, flags);
 
-	fcloop_nport_put(rport->nport);
+	if (put_port)
+		fcloop_nport_put(rport->nport);
 }
 
 static void
 fcloop_targetport_delete(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *targetport)
 {
 	struct fcloop_tport *tport = targetport->private;
+	bool put_port = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	flush_work(&tport->ls_work);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fcloop_lock, flags);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(PORT_DELETED, &tport->flags))
+		put_port = true;
 	tport->nport->tport = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fcloop_lock, flags);
 
-	fcloop_nport_put(tport->nport);
+	if (put_port)
+		fcloop_nport_put(tport->nport);
 }
 
 #define	FCLOOP_HW_QUEUES		4
@@ -1427,6 +1440,7 @@ fcloop_create_remote_port(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	rport->nport = nport;
 	rport->lport = nport->lport;
 	nport->rport = rport;
+	rport->flags = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&rport->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&rport->ls_work, fcloop_rport_lsrqst_work);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rport->ls_list);
@@ -1524,6 +1538,7 @@ fcloop_create_target_port(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	tport->nport = nport;
 	tport->lport = nport->lport;
 	nport->tport = tport;
+	tport->flags = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&tport->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&tport->ls_work, fcloop_tport_lsrqst_work);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tport->ls_list);