diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 70e689b..912d457 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2720,6 +2720,12 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret, idx;
 
+	if (!(rport->remoteport.port_role &
+	    (FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_DISCOVERY | FC_PORT_ROLE_NVME_TARGET))) {
+		ret = -EBADR;
+		goto out_fail;
+	}
+
 	ctrl = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctrl) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;