diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 265f89e11d8b..3f102d9f39b8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ nvme_fc_register_localport(struct nvme_fc_port_info *pinfo,
 	    !template->ls_req || !template->fcp_io ||
 	    !template->ls_abort || !template->fcp_abort ||
 	    !template->max_hw_queues || !template->max_sgl_segments ||
-	    !template->max_dif_sgl_segments || !template->dma_boundary) {
+	    !template->max_dif_sgl_segments || !template->dma_boundary ||
+	    !template->module) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_reghost_failed;
 	}
@@ -2015,6 +2016,7 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl =
 		container_of(ref, struct nvme_fc_ctrl, ref);
+	struct nvme_fc_lport *lport = ctrl->lport;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.tagset) {
@@ -2041,6 +2043,7 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref)
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.opts)
 		nvmf_free_options(ctrl->ctrl.opts);
 	kfree(ctrl);
+	module_put(lport->ops->module);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3056,10 +3059,15 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 
+	if (!try_module_get(lport->ops->module)) {
+		ret = -EUNATCH;
+		goto out_free_ctrl;
+	}
+
 	idx = ida_simple_get(&nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (idx < 0) {
 		ret = -ENOSPC;
-		goto out_free_ctrl;
+		goto out_mod_put;
 	}
 
 	ctrl->ctrl.opts = opts;
@@ -3212,6 +3220,8 @@ nvme_fc_init_ctrl(struct device *dev, struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 out_free_ida:
 	put_device(ctrl->dev);
 	ida_simple_remove(&nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt, ctrl->cnum);
+out_mod_put:
+	module_put(lport->ops->module);
 out_free_ctrl:
 	kfree(ctrl);
 out_fail:
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
index b50b53db3746..1c50af6219f3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fcloop.c
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ fcloop_targetport_delete(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *targetport)
 #define FCLOOP_DMABOUND_4G		0xFFFFFFFF
 
 static struct nvme_fc_port_template fctemplate = {
+	.module			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.localport_delete	= fcloop_localport_delete,
 	.remoteport_delete	= fcloop_remoteport_delete,
 	.create_queue		= fcloop_create_queue,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index a227e36cbdc2..8e0f03ef346b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -1976,6 +1976,8 @@ lpfc_nvme_fcp_abort(struct nvme_fc_local_port *pnvme_lport,
 
 /* Declare and initialization an instance of the FC NVME template. */
 static struct nvme_fc_port_template lpfc_nvme_template = {
+	.module	= THIS_MODULE,
+
 	/* initiator-based functions */
 	.localport_delete  = lpfc_nvme_localport_delete,
 	.remoteport_delete = lpfc_nvme_remoteport_delete,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 941aa53363f5..bfcd02fdf2b8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ static void qla_nvme_remoteport_delete(struct nvme_fc_remote_port *rport)
 }
 
 static struct nvme_fc_port_template qla_nvme_fc_transport = {
+	.module	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.localport_delete = qla_nvme_localport_delete,
 	.remoteport_delete = qla_nvme_remoteport_delete,
 	.create_queue   = qla_nvme_alloc_queue,
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h b/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
index 10f81629b9ce..6d0d70f3219c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme-fc-driver.h
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ struct nvme_fc_remote_port {
  *
  * Host/Initiator Transport Entrypoints/Parameters:
  *
+ * @module:  The LLDD module using the interface
+ *
  * @localport_delete:  The LLDD initiates deletion of a localport via
  *       nvme_fc_deregister_localport(). However, the teardown is
  *       asynchronous. This routine is called upon the completion of the
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ struct nvme_fc_remote_port {
  *       Value is Mandatory. Allowed to be zero.
  */
 struct nvme_fc_port_template {
+	struct module	*module;
+
 	/* initiator-based functions */
 	void	(*localport_delete)(struct nvme_fc_local_port *);
 	void	(*remoteport_delete)(struct nvme_fc_remote_port *);
