diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index a3905673e17f..ef286b72d958 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -110,11 +110,19 @@ struct nvmet_fc_tgtport {
 	struct list_head		ls_busylist;
 	struct list_head		assoc_list;
 	struct ida			assoc_cnt;
-	struct nvmet_port		*port;
+	struct nvmet_fc_port_entry	*pe;
 	struct kref			ref;
 	u32				max_sg_cnt;
 };
 
+struct nvmet_fc_port_entry {
+	struct nvmet_fc_tgtport		*tgtport;
+	struct nvmet_port		*port;
+	u64				node_name;
+	u64				port_name;
+	struct list_head		pe_list;
+};
+
 struct nvmet_fc_defer_fcp_req {
 	struct list_head		req_list;
 	struct nvmefc_tgt_fcp_req	*fcp_req;
@@ -132,7 +140,6 @@ struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue {
 	atomic_t			zrspcnt;
 	atomic_t			rsn;
 	spinlock_t			qlock;
-	struct nvmet_port		*port;
 	struct nvmet_cq			nvme_cq;
 	struct nvmet_sq			nvme_sq;
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc	*assoc;
@@ -221,6 +228,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nvmet_fc_tgtlock);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(nvmet_fc_target_list);
 static DEFINE_IDA(nvmet_fc_tgtport_cnt);
+static LIST_HEAD(nvmet_fc_portentry_list);
 
 
 static void nvmet_fc_handle_ls_rqst_work(struct work_struct *work);
@@ -645,7 +653,6 @@ nvmet_fc_alloc_target_queue(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc *assoc,
 	queue->qid = qid;
 	queue->sqsize = sqsize;
 	queue->assoc = assoc;
-	queue->port = assoc->tgtport->port;
 	queue->cpu = nvmet_fc_queue_to_cpu(assoc->tgtport, qid);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->fod_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->avail_defer_list);
@@ -957,6 +964,83 @@ nvmet_fc_find_target_assoc(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+nvmet_fc_portentry_bind(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
+			struct nvmet_fc_port_entry *pe,
+			struct nvmet_port *port)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock);
+
+	pe->tgtport = tgtport;
+	tgtport->pe = pe;
+
+	pe->port = port;
+	port->priv = pe;
+
+	pe->node_name = tgtport->fc_target_port.node_name;
+	pe->port_name = tgtport->fc_target_port.port_name;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pe->pe_list);
+
+	list_add_tail(&pe->pe_list, &nvmet_fc_portentry_list);
+}
+
+static void
+nvmet_fc_portentry_unbind(struct nvmet_fc_port_entry *pe)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+	if (pe->tgtport)
+		pe->tgtport->pe = NULL;
+	list_del(&pe->pe_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * called when a targetport deregisters. Breaks the relationship
+ * with the nvmet port, but leaves the port_entry in place so that
+ * re-registration can resume operation.
+ */
+static void
+nvmet_fc_portentry_unbind_tgt(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport)
+{
+	struct nvmet_fc_port_entry *pe;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+	pe = tgtport->pe;
+	if (pe)
+		pe->tgtport = NULL;
+	tgtport->pe = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * called when a new targetport is registered. Looks in the
+ * existing nvmet port_entries to see if the nvmet layer is
+ * configured for the targetport's wwn's. (the targetport existed,
+ * nvmet configured, the lldd unregistered the tgtport, and is now
+ * reregistering the same targetport).  If so, set the nvmet port
+ * port entry on the targetport.
+ */
+static void
+nvmet_fc_portentry_rebind_tgt(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport)
+{
+	struct nvmet_fc_port_entry *pe;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(pe, &nvmet_fc_portentry_list, pe_list) {
+		if (tgtport->fc_target_port.node_name == pe->node_name &&
+		    tgtport->fc_target_port.port_name == pe->port_name) {
+			WARN_ON(pe->tgtport);
+			tgtport->pe = pe;
+			pe->tgtport = tgtport;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+}
 
 /**
  * nvme_fc_register_targetport - transport entry point called by an
@@ -1034,6 +1118,8 @@ nvmet_fc_register_targetport(struct nvmet_fc_port_info *pinfo,
 		goto out_free_newrec;
 	}
 
+	nvmet_fc_portentry_rebind_tgt(newrec);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&newrec->tgt_list, &nvmet_fc_target_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
@@ -1171,6 +1257,8 @@ nvmet_fc_unregister_targetport(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *target_port)
 {
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport = targetport_to_tgtport(target_port);
 
+	nvmet_fc_portentry_unbind_tgt(tgtport);
+
 	/* terminate any outstanding associations */
 	__nvmet_fc_free_assocs(tgtport);
 
@@ -2147,7 +2235,7 @@ nvmet_fc_fcp_nvme_cmd_done(struct nvmet_req *nvme_req)
 
 
 /*
- * Actual processing routine for received FC-NVME LS Requests from the LLD
+ * Actual processing routine for received FC-NVME I/O Requests from the LLD
  */
 static void
 nvmet_fc_handle_fcp_rqst(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
@@ -2157,6 +2245,13 @@ nvmet_fc_handle_fcp_rqst(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
 	u32 xfrlen = be32_to_cpu(cmdiu->data_len);
 	int ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * if there is no nvmet mapping to the targetport there
+	 * shouldn't be requests. just terminate them.
+	 */
+	if (!tgtport->pe)
+		goto transport_error;
+
 	/*
 	 * Fused commands are currently not supported in the linux
 	 * implementation.
@@ -2184,7 +2279,7 @@ nvmet_fc_handle_fcp_rqst(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport,
 
 	fod->req.cmd = &fod->cmdiubuf.sqe;
 	fod->req.rsp = &fod->rspiubuf.cqe;
-	fod->req.port = fod->queue->port;
+	fod->req.port = tgtport->pe->port;
 
 	/* clear any response payload */
 	memset(&fod->rspiubuf, 0, sizeof(fod->rspiubuf));
@@ -2508,6 +2603,7 @@ static int
 nvmet_fc_add_port(struct nvmet_port *port)
 {
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport;
+	struct nvmet_fc_port_entry *pe;
 	struct nvmet_fc_traddr traddr = { 0L, 0L };
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -2524,24 +2620,40 @@ nvmet_fc_add_port(struct nvmet_port *port)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	pe = kzalloc(sizeof(*pe), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pe)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	ret = -ENXIO;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(tgtport, &nvmet_fc_target_list, tgt_list) {
 		if ((tgtport->fc_target_port.node_name == traddr.nn) &&
 		    (tgtport->fc_target_port.port_name == traddr.pn)) {
-			tgtport->port = port;
-			ret = 0;
+			/* a FC port can only be 1 nvmet port id */
+			if (!tgtport->pe) {
+				nvmet_fc_portentry_bind(tgtport, pe, port);
+				ret = 0;
+			} else
+				ret = -EALREADY;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvmet_fc_tgtlock, flags);
+
+	if (ret)
+		kfree(pe);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void
 nvmet_fc_remove_port(struct nvmet_port *port)
 {
-	/* nothing to do */
+	struct nvmet_fc_port_entry *pe = port->priv;
+
+	nvmet_fc_portentry_unbind(pe);
+
+	kfree(pe);
 }
 
 static const struct nvmet_fabrics_ops nvmet_fc_tgt_fcp_ops = {