diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index 99813232c25e9846e19f2dc58d58aa95e7b94822..8d8a22504d71fc36aa63b8696a8a966c26b7324b 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -1688,14 +1688,19 @@ vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (vs->vs_tpg) {
+		pr_err("vhost-scsi endpoint already set for %s.\n",
+		       vs->vs_vhost_wwpn);
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	len = sizeof(vs_tpg[0]) * VHOST_SCSI_MAX_TARGET;
 	vs_tpg = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vs_tpg) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (vs->vs_tpg)
-		memcpy(vs_tpg, vs->vs_tpg, len);
 
 	mutex_lock(&vhost_scsi_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(tpg, &vhost_scsi_list, tv_tpg_list) {
@@ -1711,12 +1716,6 @@ vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 		tv_tport = tpg->tport;
 
 		if (!strcmp(tv_tport->tport_name, t->vhost_wwpn)) {
-			if (vs->vs_tpg && vs->vs_tpg[tpg->tport_tpgt]) {
-				mutex_unlock(&tpg->tv_tpg_mutex);
-				mutex_unlock(&vhost_scsi_mutex);
-				ret = -EEXIST;
-				goto undepend;
-			}
 			/*
 			 * In order to ensure individual vhost-scsi configfs
 			 * groups cannot be removed while in use by vhost ioctl,
@@ -1763,15 +1762,15 @@ vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 		}
 		ret = 0;
 	} else {
-		ret = -EEXIST;
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto free_tpg;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Act as synchronize_rcu to make sure access to
-	 * old vs->vs_tpg is finished.
+	 * Act as synchronize_rcu to make sure requests after this point
+	 * see a fully setup device.
 	 */
 	vhost_scsi_flush(vs);
-	kfree(vs->vs_tpg);
 	vs->vs_tpg = vs_tpg;
 	goto out;
 
@@ -1791,6 +1790,7 @@ vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 			target_undepend_item(&tpg->se_tpg.tpg_group.cg_item);
 		}
 	}
+free_tpg:
 	kfree(vs_tpg);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&vs->dev.mutex);
@@ -1893,6 +1893,7 @@ vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint(struct vhost_scsi *vs,
 	vhost_scsi_flush(vs);
 	kfree(vs->vs_tpg);
 	vs->vs_tpg = NULL;
+	memset(vs->vs_vhost_wwpn, 0, sizeof(vs->vs_vhost_wwpn));
 	WARN_ON(vs->vs_events_nr);
 	mutex_unlock(&vs->dev.mutex);
 	return 0;