}
 
                if (fcport->scan_state != QLA_FCPORT_FOUND) {
+                       bool do_delete = false;
+
+                       if (fcport->scan_needed &&
+                           fcport->disc_state == DSC_LOGIN_PEND) {
+                               /* Cable got disconnected after we sent
+                                * a login. Do delete to prevent timeout.
+                                */
+                               fcport->logout_on_delete = 1;
+                               do_delete = true;
+                       }
+
                        fcport->scan_needed = 0;
-                       if ((qla_dual_mode_enabled(vha) ||
-                               qla_ini_mode_enabled(vha)) &&
-                           atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE) {
+                       if (((qla_dual_mode_enabled(vha) ||
+                             qla_ini_mode_enabled(vha)) &&
+                           atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_ONLINE) ||
+                               do_delete) {
                                if (fcport->loop_id != FC_NO_LOOP_ID) {
                                        if (fcport->flags & FCF_FCP2_DEVICE)
                                                fcport->logout_on_delete = 0;
 
 
        qla24xx_chk_fcp_state(sess);
 
-       ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt, sess->vha, 0xe001,
+       ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, sess->vha, 0xe001,
            "Scheduling sess %p for deletion %8phC\n",
            sess, sess->port_name);