diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
index 93f5961821452..bd9983b3acf3d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ static void fc_rport_recv_prlo_req(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata,
 	spp->spp_type_ext = rspp->spp_type_ext;
 	spp->spp_flags = FC_SPP_RESP_ACK;
 
-	fc_rport_enter_delete(rdata, RPORT_EV_LOGO);
+	fc_rport_enter_prli(rdata);
 
 	fc_fill_reply_hdr(fp, rx_fp, FC_RCTL_ELS_REP, 0);
 	lport->tt.frame_send(lport, fp);