diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 18ada7fb0fc9..f7801aeb7628 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ isert_unreg_rdma(struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd, struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 }
 
 static void
-isert_put_cmd(struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd)
+isert_put_cmd(struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd, bool comp_err)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cmd *cmd = isert_cmd->iscsi_cmd;
 	struct isert_conn *isert_conn = isert_cmd->conn;
@@ -1596,8 +1596,21 @@ isert_put_cmd(struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd)
 			list_del_init(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 
-		if (cmd->data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
+		if (cmd->data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
 			iscsit_stop_dataout_timer(cmd);
+			/*
+			 * Check for special case during comp_err where
+			 * WRITE_PENDING has been handed off from core,
+			 * but requires an extra target_put_sess_cmd()
+			 * before transport_generic_free_cmd() below.
+			 */
+			if (comp_err &&
+			    cmd->se_cmd.t_state == TRANSPORT_WRITE_PENDING) {
+				struct se_cmd *se_cmd = &cmd->se_cmd;
+
+				target_put_sess_cmd(se_cmd->se_sess, se_cmd);
+			}
+		}
 
 		device->unreg_rdma_mem(isert_cmd, isert_conn);
 		transport_generic_free_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, 0);
@@ -1652,7 +1665,7 @@ isert_unmap_tx_desc(struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc, struct ib_device *ib_dev)
 
 static void
 isert_completion_put(struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc, struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd,
-		     struct ib_device *ib_dev)
+		     struct ib_device *ib_dev, bool comp_err)
 {
 	if (isert_cmd->pdu_buf_dma != 0) {
 		pr_debug("Calling ib_dma_unmap_single for isert_cmd->pdu_buf_dma\n");
@@ -1662,7 +1675,7 @@ isert_completion_put(struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc, struct isert_cmd *isert_cmd,
 	}
 
 	isert_unmap_tx_desc(tx_desc, ib_dev);
-	isert_put_cmd(isert_cmd);
+	isert_put_cmd(isert_cmd, comp_err);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1787,14 +1800,14 @@ isert_do_control_comp(struct work_struct *work)
 		iscsit_tmr_post_handler(cmd, cmd->conn);
 
 		cmd->i_state = ISTATE_SENT_STATUS;
-		isert_completion_put(&isert_cmd->tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+		isert_completion_put(&isert_cmd->tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev, false);
 		break;
 	case ISTATE_SEND_REJECT:
 		pr_debug("Got isert_do_control_comp ISTATE_SEND_REJECT: >>>\n");
 		atomic_dec(&isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
 
 		cmd->i_state = ISTATE_SENT_STATUS;
-		isert_completion_put(&isert_cmd->tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+		isert_completion_put(&isert_cmd->tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev, false);
 		break;
 	case ISTATE_SEND_LOGOUTRSP:
 		pr_debug("Calling iscsit_logout_post_handler >>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
@@ -1808,7 +1821,7 @@ isert_do_control_comp(struct work_struct *work)
 	case ISTATE_SEND_TEXTRSP:
 		atomic_dec(&isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
 		cmd->i_state = ISTATE_SENT_STATUS;
-		isert_completion_put(&isert_cmd->tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+		isert_completion_put(&isert_cmd->tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev, false);
 		break;
 	default:
 		pr_err("Unknown do_control_comp i_state %d\n", cmd->i_state);
@@ -1850,7 +1863,7 @@ isert_response_completion(struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc,
 		atomic_dec(&isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
 
 	cmd->i_state = ISTATE_SENT_STATUS;
-	isert_completion_put(tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+	isert_completion_put(tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev, false);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1943,7 +1956,8 @@ isert_cq_drain_comp_llist(struct isert_conn *isert_conn, struct ib_device *ib_de
 				   &isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
 		else
 			atomic_dec(&isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
-		isert_completion_put(t, t->isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+
+		isert_completion_put(t, t->isert_cmd, ib_dev, true);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1973,14 +1987,15 @@ isert_cq_tx_comp_err(struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc, struct isert_conn *isert_conn
 				   &isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
 		else
 			atomic_dec(&isert_conn->post_send_buf_count);
-		isert_completion_put(t, t->isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+
+		isert_completion_put(t, t->isert_cmd, ib_dev, true);
 	}
 	tx_desc->comp_llnode_batch = NULL;
 
 	if (!isert_cmd)
 		isert_unmap_tx_desc(tx_desc, ib_dev);
 	else
-		isert_completion_put(tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev);
+		isert_completion_put(tx_desc, isert_cmd, ib_dev, true);
 }
 
 static void