diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 5f192cafbb79..195435bf1140 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2934,6 +2934,12 @@ static void target_tmr_work(struct work_struct *work)
 int transport_generic_handle_tmr(
 	struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
+	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
+
 	INIT_WORK(&cmd->work, target_tmr_work);
 	queue_work(cmd->se_dev->tmr_wq, &cmd->work);
 	return 0;