diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 3403667a9592..8b8afa95fbba 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4084,9 +4084,12 @@ static void iscsit_release_commands_from_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd, cmd_tmp, &tmp_list, i_conn_node) {
 		struct se_cmd *se_cmd = &cmd->se_cmd;
 
-		if (se_cmd->se_tfo != NULL) {
-			spin_lock_irq(&se_cmd->t_state_lock);
-			if (se_cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED) {
+		if (!se_cmd->se_tfo)
+			continue;
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&se_cmd->t_state_lock);
+		if (se_cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED) {
+			if (!(se_cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_TAS))
 				/*
 				 * LIO's abort path owns the cleanup for this,
 				 * so put it back on the list and let
@@ -4094,11 +4097,10 @@ static void iscsit_release_commands_from_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 				 */
 				list_move_tail(&cmd->i_conn_node,
 					       &conn->conn_cmd_list);
-			} else {
-				se_cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_FABRIC_STOP;
-			}
-			spin_unlock_irq(&se_cmd->t_state_lock);
+		} else {
+			se_cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_FABRIC_STOP;
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irq(&se_cmd->t_state_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);