diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 7318b736d414..6487c46ebba8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -1075,13 +1075,6 @@ nvmet_fc_alloc_hostport(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport, void *hosthandle)
 	return newhost;
 }
 
-static void
-nvmet_fc_delete_assoc(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc *assoc)
-{
-	nvmet_fc_delete_target_assoc(assoc);
-	nvmet_fc_tgt_a_put(assoc);
-}
-
 static void
 nvmet_fc_delete_assoc_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -1089,7 +1082,8 @@ nvmet_fc_delete_assoc_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc, del_work);
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport = assoc->tgtport;
 
-	nvmet_fc_delete_assoc(assoc);
+	nvmet_fc_delete_target_assoc(assoc);
+	nvmet_fc_tgt_a_put(assoc);
 	nvmet_fc_tgtport_put(tgtport);
 }