diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 4ff93aef3295..12abfc027a67 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -4693,8 +4693,11 @@ lpfc_nlp_state_cleanup(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	/* Reg/Unreg for FCP and NVME Transport interface */
 	if ((old_state == NLP_STE_MAPPED_NODE ||
 	     old_state == NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE)) {
-		/* For nodes marked for ADISC, Handle unreg in ADISC cmpl */
-		if (!(ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_NPR_ADISC))
+		/* For nodes marked for ADISC, Handle unreg in ADISC cmpl
+		 * if linkup. In linkdown do unreg_node
+		 */
+		if (!(ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_NPR_ADISC) ||
+		    !lpfc_is_link_up(vport->phba))
 			lpfc_nlp_unreg_node(vport, ndlp);
 	}