diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
index 2ccbd185a5fb..fa2460b42298 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
@@ -672,12 +672,15 @@ err_out:
  */
 void zfcp_port_dequeue(struct zfcp_port *port)
 {
-	wait_event(port->remove_wq, atomic_read(&port->refcount) == 0);
 	write_lock_irq(&zfcp_data.config_lock);
 	list_del(&port->list);
 	write_unlock_irq(&zfcp_data.config_lock);
-	if (port->rport)
+	if (port->rport) {
 		port->rport->dd_data = NULL;
+		port->rport = NULL;
+	}
+	wait_event(port->remove_wq, atomic_read(&port->refcount) == 0);
+	cancel_work_sync(&port->rport_work); /* usually not necessary */
 	zfcp_adapter_put(port->adapter);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&port->sysfs_device.kobj, &zfcp_sysfs_port_attrs);
 	device_unregister(&port->sysfs_device);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index 6925a1784682..54a7a7474aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -582,8 +582,10 @@ void zfcp_scsi_schedule_rport_block(struct zfcp_port *port)
 	zfcp_port_get(port);
 	port->rport_task = RPORT_DEL;
 
-	if (!queue_work(zfcp_data.work_queue, &port->rport_work))
-		zfcp_port_put(port);
+	if (port->rport && queue_work(zfcp_data.work_queue, &port->rport_work))
+		return;
+
+	zfcp_port_put(port);
 }
 
 void zfcp_scsi_schedule_rports_block(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)