diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 11ebf3e7646a..6edab7855f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -528,11 +528,13 @@ static void srp_remove_target(struct srp_target_port *target)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(target->state != SRP_TARGET_REMOVED);
 
 	srp_del_scsi_host_attr(target->scsi_host);
+	srp_rport_get(target->rport);
 	srp_remove_host(target->scsi_host);
 	scsi_remove_host(target->scsi_host);
 	srp_disconnect_target(target);
 	ib_destroy_cm_id(target->cm_id);
 	srp_free_target_ib(target);
+	srp_rport_put(target->rport);
 	srp_free_req_data(target);
 	scsi_host_put(target->scsi_host);
 }
@@ -2004,6 +2006,7 @@ static int srp_add_target(struct srp_host *host, struct srp_target_port *target)
 	}
 
 	rport->lld_data = target;
+	target->rport = rport;
 
 	spin_lock(&host->target_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&target->list, &host->target_list);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
index 84d821b24ec7..2a1768fcc57d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct srp_target_port {
 	u16			io_class;
 	struct srp_host	       *srp_host;
 	struct Scsi_Host       *scsi_host;
+	struct srp_rport       *rport;
 	char			target_name[32];
 	unsigned int		scsi_id;
 	unsigned int		sg_tablesize;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
index f379c7f3034c..f7ba94aa52cb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
@@ -184,6 +184,24 @@ static int srp_host_match(struct attribute_container *cont, struct device *dev)
 	return &i->t.host_attrs.ac == cont;
 }
 
+/**
+ * srp_rport_get() - increment rport reference count
+ */
+void srp_rport_get(struct srp_rport *rport)
+{
+	get_device(&rport->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(srp_rport_get);
+
+/**
+ * srp_rport_put() - decrement rport reference count
+ */
+void srp_rport_put(struct srp_rport *rport)
+{
+	put_device(&rport->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(srp_rport_put);
+
 /**
  * srp_rport_add - add a SRP remote port to the device hierarchy
  * @shost:	scsi host the remote port is connected to.
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.h
index ff0f04ac91aa..5a2d2d1081c1 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ extern struct scsi_transport_template *
 srp_attach_transport(struct srp_function_template *);
 extern void srp_release_transport(struct scsi_transport_template *);
 
+extern void srp_rport_get(struct srp_rport *rport);
+extern void srp_rport_put(struct srp_rport *rport);
 extern struct srp_rport *srp_rport_add(struct Scsi_Host *,
 				       struct srp_rport_identifiers *);
 extern void srp_rport_del(struct srp_rport *);