diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
index cbaf178fc979..2b3702b20c94 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ void qla2x00_bsg_sp_free(srb_t *sp)
 	if (sp->type == SRB_CT_CMD ||
 	    sp->type == SRB_FXIOCB_BCMD ||
 	    sp->type == SRB_ELS_CMD_HST)
-		kfree(sp->fcport);
+		qla2x00_free_fcport(sp->fcport);
+
 	qla2x00_rel_sp(sp);
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ done_unmap_sg:
 
 done_free_fcport:
 	if (bsg_request->msgcode == FC_BSG_RPT_ELS)
-		kfree(fcport);
+		qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
 done:
 	return rval;
 }
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ qla2x00_process_ct(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_fcport:
-	kfree(fcport);
+	qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
 done_unmap_sg:
 	dma_unmap_sg(&ha->pdev->dev, bsg_job->request_payload.sg_list,
 		bsg_job->request_payload.sg_cnt, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -2049,7 +2050,7 @@ qlafx00_mgmt_cmd(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 	return rval;
 
 done_free_fcport:
-	kfree(fcport);
+	qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
 
 done_unmap_rsp_sg:
 	if (piocb_rqst->flags & SRB_FXDISC_RESP_DMA_VALID)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index dec295f077d2..2a64729a2bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ 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 *);
+extern void qla2x00_free_fcport(fc_port_t *);
 
 extern void qla83xx_schedule_work(scsi_qla_host_t *, int);
 extern void qla83xx_service_idc_aen(struct work_struct *);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index dd59bd30badd..67f7c21edb4c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -5246,7 +5246,7 @@ skip_login:
 	}
 
 cleanup_allocation:
-	kfree(new_fcport);
+	qla2x00_free_fcport(new_fcport);
 
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2098,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
index cb830d79cfbe..bad043c40622 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ qlafx00_find_all_targets(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 				    fcport->old_tgt_id);
 				qla2x00_mark_device_lost(vha, fcport, 0);
 				set_bit(LOOP_RESYNC_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
-				kfree(new_fcport);
+				qla2x00_free_fcport(new_fcport);
 				return rval;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ qlafx00_find_all_targets(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 			return QLA_MEMORY_ALLOC_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	kfree(new_fcport);
+	qla2x00_free_fcport(new_fcport);
 	return rval;
 }
 
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ qlafx00_configure_all_targets(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	/* Free all new device structures not processed. */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(fcport, rmptemp, &new_fcports, list) {
 		list_del(&fcport->list);
-		kfree(fcport);
+		qla2x00_free_fcport(fcport);
 	}
 
 	return rval;