diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index f5ad9e063b65..784dd22d33a3 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1997,6 +1997,9 @@ static void transport_complete_qf(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 
 	switch (cmd->data_direction) {
 	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
+		if (cmd->scsi_status)
+			goto queue_status;
+
 		trace_target_cmd_complete(cmd);
 		ret = cmd->se_tfo->queue_data_in(cmd);
 		break;
@@ -2007,6 +2010,7 @@ static void transport_complete_qf(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		}
 		/* Fall through for DMA_TO_DEVICE */
 	case DMA_NONE:
+queue_status:
 		trace_target_cmd_complete(cmd);
 		ret = cmd->se_tfo->queue_status(cmd);
 		break;
@@ -2128,6 +2132,9 @@ static void target_complete_ok_work(struct work_struct *work)
 queue_rsp:
 	switch (cmd->data_direction) {
 	case DMA_FROM_DEVICE:
+		if (cmd->scsi_status)
+			goto queue_status;
+
 		atomic_long_add(cmd->data_length,
 				&cmd->se_lun->lun_stats.tx_data_octets);
 		/*
@@ -2167,6 +2174,7 @@ queue_rsp:
 		}
 		/* Fall through for DMA_TO_DEVICE */
 	case DMA_NONE:
+queue_status:
 		trace_target_cmd_complete(cmd);
 		ret = cmd->se_tfo->queue_status(cmd);
 		if (ret == -EAGAIN || ret == -ENOMEM)