diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index 460f443f6471..2edd9f7b3074 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -2401,6 +2401,7 @@ typedef struct fc_port {
 	unsigned int id_changed:1;
 	unsigned int scan_needed:1;
 	unsigned int n2n_flag:1;
+	unsigned int explicit_logout:1;
 
 	struct completion nvme_del_done;
 	uint32_t nvme_prli_service_param;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index b25f87ff8cde..c5a7736c45be 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -2405,11 +2405,19 @@ qla2x00_login_iocb(srb_t *sp, struct mbx_entry *mbx)
 static void
 qla24xx_logout_iocb(srb_t *sp, struct logio_entry_24xx *logio)
 {
+	u16 control_flags = LCF_COMMAND_LOGO;
 	logio->entry_type = LOGINOUT_PORT_IOCB_TYPE;
-	logio->control_flags =
-	    cpu_to_le16(LCF_COMMAND_LOGO|LCF_IMPL_LOGO);
-	if (!sp->fcport->keep_nport_handle)
-		logio->control_flags |= cpu_to_le16(LCF_FREE_NPORT);
+
+	if (sp->fcport->explicit_logout) {
+		control_flags |= LCF_EXPL_LOGO|LCF_FREE_NPORT;
+	} else {
+		control_flags |= LCF_IMPL_LOGO;
+
+		if (!sp->fcport->keep_nport_handle)
+			control_flags |= LCF_FREE_NPORT;
+	}
+
+	logio->control_flags = cpu_to_le16(control_flags);
 	logio->nport_handle = cpu_to_le16(sp->fcport->loop_id);
 	logio->port_id[0] = sp->fcport->d_id.b.al_pa;
 	logio->port_id[1] = sp->fcport->d_id.b.area;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 51b275a575a5..f94afb3fe448 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ void qlt_free_session_done(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 	}
 
+	sess->explicit_logout = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	sess->free_pending = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index bab2073c1f72..abe7f79bb789 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static void tcm_qla2xxx_close_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(se_sess);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 
+	sess->explicit_logout = 1;
 	tcm_qla2xxx_put_sess(sess);
 }