diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
index 04c775cb3e65..179f7810d398 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ static int target_fabric_mappedlun_link(
 				"_tpg does not exist\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (lun->lun_shutdown) {
+		pr_err("Unable to create mappedlun symlink because"
+			" lun->lun_shutdown=true\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	se_tpg = lun->lun_sep->sep_tpg;
 
 	nacl_ci = &lun_acl_ci->ci_parent->ci_group->cg_item;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
index 8572207e3d4d..bc3092f032b0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
@@ -839,6 +839,8 @@ static void core_tpg_shutdown_lun(
 	struct se_portal_group *tpg,
 	struct se_lun *lun)
 {
+	lun->lun_shutdown = true;
+
 	core_clear_lun_from_tpg(lun, tpg);
 	transport_clear_lun_from_sessions(lun);
 }
@@ -868,6 +870,7 @@ struct se_lun *core_tpg_pre_dellun(
 		spin_unlock(&tpg->tpg_lun_lock);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 	}
+	lun->lun_shutdown = false;
 	spin_unlock(&tpg->tpg_lun_lock);
 
 	return lun;
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index 7d99c0b5b789..8e271438f77c 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ struct se_port_stat_grps {
 struct se_lun {
 #define SE_LUN_LINK_MAGIC			0xffff7771
 	u32			lun_link_magic;
+	bool			lun_shutdown;
 	/* See transport_lun_status_table */
 	enum transport_lun_status_table lun_status;
 	u32			lun_access;