diff --git a/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.c b/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.c
index 4f0521f718e9..6e8ba0fb12f4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,6 @@ port_new(struct conf *conf, struct target *target, struct portal_group *pg)
 	port->p_target = target;
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pg->pg_ports, port, p_pgs);
 	port->p_portal_group = pg;
-	port->p_foreign = pg->pg_foreign;
 	return (port);
 }
 
@@ -1310,6 +1309,19 @@ port_delete(struct port *port)
 	free(port);
 }
 
+int
+port_is_dummy(struct port *port)
+{
+
+	if (port->p_portal_group) {
+		if (port->p_portal_group->pg_foreign)
+			return (1);
+		if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&port->p_portal_group->pg_portals))
+			return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
 struct target *
 target_new(struct conf *conf, const char *name)
 {
@@ -1887,10 +1899,10 @@ conf_apply(struct conf *oldconf, struct conf *newconf)
 	 * and missing in the new one.
 	 */
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(oldport, &oldconf->conf_ports, p_next, tmpport) {
-		if (oldport->p_foreign)
+		if (port_is_dummy(oldport))
 			continue;
 		newport = port_find(newconf, oldport->p_name);
-		if (newport != NULL && !newport->p_foreign)
+		if (newport != NULL && !port_is_dummy(newport))
 			continue;
 		log_debugx("removing port \"%s\"", oldport->p_name);
 		error = kernel_port_remove(oldport);
@@ -2010,11 +2022,11 @@ conf_apply(struct conf *oldconf, struct conf *newconf)
 	 * Now add new ports or modify existing ones.
 	 */
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(newport, &newconf->conf_ports, p_next) {
-		if (newport->p_foreign)
+		if (port_is_dummy(newport))
 			continue;
 		oldport = port_find(oldconf, newport->p_name);
 
-		if (oldport == NULL || oldport->p_foreign) {
+		if (oldport == NULL || port_is_dummy(oldport)) {
 			log_debugx("adding port \"%s\"", newport->p_name);
 			error = kernel_port_add(newport);
 		} else {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.h b/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.h
index 8452a158e980..7e499a2f42f3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/ctld/ctld.h
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ struct port {
 	struct portal_group		*p_portal_group;
 	struct pport			*p_pport;
 	struct target			*p_target;
-	int				p_foreign;
 
 	uint32_t			p_ctl_port;
 };
@@ -373,6 +372,7 @@ struct port		*port_find(const struct conf *conf, const char *name);
 struct port		*port_find_in_pg(const struct portal_group *pg,
 			    const char *target);
 void			port_delete(struct port *port);
+int			port_is_dummy(struct port *port);
 
 struct target		*target_new(struct conf *conf, const char *name);
 void			target_delete(struct target *target);