diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index ee3f630c9217..9b5691f306a2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -2582,17 +2582,6 @@ isert_wait4logout(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-isert_wait4cmds(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
-{
-	isert_info("iscsi_conn %p\n", conn);
-
-	if (conn->sess) {
-		target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(conn->sess->se_sess);
-		target_wait_for_sess_cmds(conn->sess->se_sess);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * isert_put_unsol_pending_cmds() - Drop commands waiting for
  *     unsolicitate dataout
@@ -2640,7 +2629,6 @@ static void isert_wait_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 	ib_drain_qp(isert_conn->qp);
 	isert_put_unsol_pending_cmds(conn);
-	isert_wait4cmds(conn);
 	isert_wait4logout(isert_conn);
 
 	queue_work(isert_release_wq, &isert_conn->release_work);
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 21ce92ee1652..37d64acea5e1 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4155,9 +4155,6 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	iscsit_stop_nopin_response_timer(conn);
 	iscsit_stop_nopin_timer(conn);
 
-	if (conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn)
-		conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn(conn);
-
 	/*
 	 * During Connection recovery drop unacknowledged out of order
 	 * commands for this connection, and prepare the other commands
@@ -4243,6 +4240,9 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(sess->se_sess);
 	target_wait_for_sess_cmds(sess->se_sess);
 
+	if (conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn)
+		conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn(conn);
+
 	ahash_request_free(conn->conn_tx_hash);
 	if (conn->conn_rx_hash) {
 		struct crypto_ahash *tfm;