diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 0ad8a10002ce..5c9bc8af3c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -5646,6 +5646,7 @@ static struct lpfc_nodelist *
 __lpfc_findnode_did(struct lpfc_vport *vport, uint32_t did)
 {
 	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp;
+	struct lpfc_nodelist *np = NULL;
 	uint32_t data1;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ndlp, &vport->fc_nodes, nlp_listp) {
@@ -5660,14 +5661,20 @@ __lpfc_findnode_did(struct lpfc_vport *vport, uint32_t did)
 					 ndlp, ndlp->nlp_DID,
 					 ndlp->nlp_flag, data1, ndlp->nlp_rpi,
 					 ndlp->active_rrqs_xri_bitmap);
-			return ndlp;
+
+			/* Check for new or potentially stale node */
+			if (ndlp->nlp_state != NLP_STE_UNUSED_NODE)
+				return ndlp;
+			np = ndlp;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* FIND node did <did> NOT FOUND */
-	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
-			 "0932 FIND node did x%x NOT FOUND.\n", did);
-	return NULL;
+	if (!np)
+		/* FIND node did <did> NOT FOUND */
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
+				 "0932 FIND node did x%x NOT FOUND.\n", did);
+
+	return np;
 }
 
 struct lpfc_nodelist *