diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 0b7f5a701..32ef17e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -3277,17 +3277,6 @@ 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);
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 isert_wait4flush(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 {
@@ -3361,7 +3350,6 @@ static void isert_wait_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 	isert_wait4flush(isert_conn);
 	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 564828554..07d9384bc 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4309,9 +4309,6 @@ 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
@@ -4397,6 +4394,9 @@ 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);
+
 	if (conn->conn_rx_hash.tfm)
 		crypto_free_hash(conn->conn_rx_hash.tfm);
 	if (conn->conn_tx_hash.tfm)