diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 113c30be7276..c49971d1a051 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ nvme_fc_lport_get(struct nvme_fc_lport *lport)
 
 
 static struct nvme_fc_lport *
-nvme_fc_attach_to_unreg_lport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo)
+nvme_fc_attach_to_unreg_lport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo,
+			struct nvme_fc_port_template *ops,
+			struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nvme_fc_lport *lport;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -280,6 +282,11 @@ nvme_fc_attach_to_unreg_lport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo)
 		    lport->localport.port_name != pinfo->port_name)
 			continue;
 
+		if (lport->dev != dev) {
+			lport = ERR_PTR(-EXDEV);
+			goto out_done;
+		}
+
 		if (lport->localport.port_state != FC_OBJSTATE_DELETED) {
 			lport = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 			goto out_done;
@@ -296,6 +303,7 @@ nvme_fc_attach_to_unreg_lport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo)
 
 		/* resume the lport */
 
+		lport->ops = ops;
 		lport->localport.port_role = pinfo->port_role;
 		lport->localport.port_id = pinfo->port_id;
 		lport->localport.port_state = FC_OBJSTATE_ONLINE;
@@ -356,7 +364,7 @@ nvme_fc_register_localport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo,
 	 * expired, we can simply re-enable the localport. Remoteports
 	 * and controller reconnections should resume naturally.
 	 */
-	newrec = nvme_fc_attach_to_unreg_lport(pinfo);
+	newrec = nvme_fc_attach_to_unreg_lport(pinfo, template, dev);
 
 	/* found an lport, but something about its state is bad */
 	if (IS_ERR(newrec)) {