se_sess->se_tpg = se_tpg;
        se_sess->fabric_sess_ptr = fabric_sess_ptr;
-       /*
-        * Determine if fabric allows for T10-PI feature bits to be exposed
-        * to initiators for device backends with !dev->dev_attrib.pi_prot_type
-        */
-       if (tfo->tpg_check_prot_fabric_only)
-               se_sess->sess_prot_type = tfo->tpg_check_prot_fabric_only(se_tpg);
-
        /*
         * Used by struct se_node_acl's under ConfigFS to locate active se_session-t
         *
         * eg: *NOT* discovery sessions.
         */
        if (se_nacl) {
+               /*
+                *
+                * Determine if fabric allows for T10-PI feature bits exposed to
+                * initiators for device backends with !dev->dev_attrib.pi_prot_type.
+                *
+                * If so, then always save prot_type on a per se_node_acl node
+                * basis and re-instate the previous sess_prot_type to avoid
+                * disabling PI from below any previously initiator side
+                * registered LUNs.
+                */
+               if (se_nacl->saved_prot_type)
+                       se_sess->sess_prot_type = se_nacl->saved_prot_type;
+               else if (tfo->tpg_check_prot_fabric_only)
+                       se_sess->sess_prot_type = se_nacl->saved_prot_type =
+                                       tfo->tpg_check_prot_fabric_only(se_tpg);
                /*
                 * If the fabric module supports an ISID based TransportID,
                 * save this value in binary from the fabric I_T Nexus now.
 
        bool                    acl_stop:1;
        u32                     queue_depth;
        u32                     acl_index;
+       enum target_prot_type   saved_prot_type;
 #define MAX_ACL_TAG_SIZE 64
        char                    acl_tag[MAX_ACL_TAG_SIZE];
        /* Used for PR SPEC_I_PT=1 and REGISTER_AND_MOVE */