diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 1a25714e85c6..a6d2559217cd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -2067,22 +2067,25 @@ qla2x00_reg_remote_port(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 	rport_ids.port_name = be64_to_cpu(*(uint64_t *)fcport->port_name);
 	rport_ids.port_id = fcport->d_id.b.domain << 16 |
 	    fcport->d_id.b.area << 8 | fcport->d_id.b.al_pa;
+	rport_ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
+	fcport->rport = rport = fc_remote_port_add(ha->host, 0, &rport_ids);
+	if (!rport) {
+		qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
+		    "Unable to allocate fc remote port!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	rport->dd_data = fcport;
+
 	rport_ids.roles = FC_RPORT_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
 	if (fcport->port_type == FCT_INITIATOR)
 		rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_INITIATOR;
 	if (fcport->port_type == FCT_TARGET)
 		rport_ids.roles |= FC_RPORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET;
-
-	fcport->rport = rport = fc_remote_port_add(ha->host, 0, &rport_ids);
-	if (!rport)
-		qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
-		    "Unable to allocate fc remote port!\n");
+	fc_remote_port_rolechg(rport, rport_ids.roles);
 
 	if (rport->scsi_target_id != -1 &&
 	    rport->scsi_target_id < ha->host->max_id)
 		fcport->os_target_id = rport->scsi_target_id;
-
-	rport->dd_data = fcport;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index d726f48728ec..9000659bfbcf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1071,26 +1071,12 @@ qla2x00_device_reset(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, fc_port_t *reset_fcport)
 static int
 qla2xxx_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	scsi_qla_host_t *ha = to_qla_host(sdev->host);
 	struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(sdev));
-	fc_port_t *fcport;
-	int found;
 
 	if (!rport)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	found = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(fcport, &ha->fcports, list) {
-		if (rport->port_name ==
-		    be64_to_cpu(*(uint64_t *)fcport->port_name)) {
-			found++;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!found)
-		return -ENXIO;
-
-	sdev->hostdata = fcport;
+	sdev->hostdata = rport->dd_data;
 
 	return 0;
 }