diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
index 9a43cb07f294..db43b3117168 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 	}
 	ib_conn = ep->dd_data;
 
+	if (iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(ib_conn))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* binds the iSER connection retrieved from the previously
 	 * connected ep_handle to the iSCSI layer connection. exchanges
 	 * connection pointers */
@@ -398,19 +401,6 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_stop(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, int flag)
 	iser_conn->ib_conn = NULL;
 }
 
-static int
-iscsi_iser_conn_start(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
-{
-	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
-	int err;
-
-	err = iser_conn_set_full_featured_mode(conn);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return iscsi_conn_start(cls_conn);
-}
-
 static void iscsi_iser_session_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(cls_session);
@@ -724,7 +714,7 @@ static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport = {
 	.get_conn_param		= iscsi_conn_get_param,
 	.get_ep_param		= iscsi_iser_get_ep_param,
 	.get_session_param	= iscsi_session_get_param,
-	.start_conn             = iscsi_iser_conn_start,
+	.start_conn             = iscsi_conn_start,
 	.stop_conn              = iscsi_iser_conn_stop,
 	/* iscsi host params */
 	.get_host_param		= iscsi_host_get_param,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
index db7ea3704da7..296be431a0e9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
@@ -366,4 +366,5 @@ int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task);
 int  iser_initialize_task_headers(struct iscsi_task *task,
 			struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc);
+int iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
index 622e9857c869..a00ccd1ca333 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void iser_create_send_desc(struct iser_conn	*ib_conn,
 }
 
 
-static int iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
+int iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	u64 dma_addr;
@@ -230,23 +230,24 @@ void iser_free_rx_descriptors(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 	kfree(ib_conn->rx_descs);
 }
 
-/**
- *  iser_conn_set_full_featured_mode - (iSER API)
- */
-int iser_conn_set_full_featured_mode(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+static int iser_post_rx_bufs(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_hdr *req)
 {
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
 
+	iser_dbg("req op %x flags %x\n", req->opcode, req->flags);
+	/* check if this is the last login - going to full feature phase */
+	if ((req->flags & ISCSI_FULL_FEATURE_PHASE) != ISCSI_FULL_FEATURE_PHASE)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check that there is one posted recv buffer (for the last login
+	 * response) and no posted send buffers left - they must have been
+	 * consumed during previous login phases.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(iser_conn->ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count != 1);
+	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&iser_conn->ib_conn->post_send_buf_count) != 0);
+
 	iser_dbg("Initially post: %d\n", ISER_MIN_POSTED_RX);
-
-	/* Check that there is no posted recv or send buffers left - */
-	/* they must be consumed during the login phase */
-	BUG_ON(iser_conn->ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count != 0);
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&iser_conn->ib_conn->post_send_buf_count) != 0);
-
-	if (iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(iser_conn->ib_conn))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	/* Initial post receive buffers */
 	if (iser_post_recvm(iser_conn->ib_conn, ISER_MIN_POSTED_RX))
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -426,6 +427,9 @@ int iser_send_control(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 		err = iser_post_recvl(iser_conn->ib_conn);
 		if (err)
 			goto send_control_error;
+		err = iser_post_rx_bufs(conn, task->hdr);
+		if (err)
+			goto send_control_error;
 	}
 
 	err = iser_post_send(iser_conn->ib_conn, mdesc);