diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 221912da67c6..12a3e77e0d02 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1580,11 +1580,10 @@ static void qlt_release(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
 	struct qla_qpair_hint *h;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 
-	if ((vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt != NULL) && !tgt->tgt_stop &&
-	    !tgt->tgt_stopped)
+	if (!tgt->tgt_stop && !tgt->tgt_stopped)
 		qlt_stop_phase1(tgt);
 
-	if ((vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt != NULL) && !tgt->tgt_stopped)
+	if (!tgt->tgt_stopped)
 		qlt_stop_phase2(tgt);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vha->hw->max_qpairs + 1; i++) {