diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 1c7514543571..59379d662626 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4301,30 +4301,37 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	if (!atomic_read(&sess->session_reinstatement) &&
 	     atomic_read(&sess->session_fall_back_to_erl0)) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
+		complete_all(&sess->session_wait_comp);
 		iscsit_close_session(sess);
 
 		return 0;
 	} else if (atomic_read(&sess->session_logout)) {
 		pr_debug("Moving to TARG_SESS_STATE_FREE.\n");
 		sess->session_state = TARG_SESS_STATE_FREE;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
 
-		if (atomic_read(&sess->sleep_on_sess_wait_comp))
-			complete(&sess->session_wait_comp);
+		if (atomic_read(&sess->session_close)) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
+			complete_all(&sess->session_wait_comp);
+			iscsit_close_session(sess);
+		} else {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
+		}
 
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		pr_debug("Moving to TARG_SESS_STATE_FAILED.\n");
 		sess->session_state = TARG_SESS_STATE_FAILED;
 
-		if (!atomic_read(&sess->session_continuation)) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
+		if (!atomic_read(&sess->session_continuation))
 			iscsit_start_time2retain_handler(sess);
-		} else
-			spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
 
-		if (atomic_read(&sess->sleep_on_sess_wait_comp))
-			complete(&sess->session_wait_comp);
+		if (atomic_read(&sess->session_close)) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
+			complete_all(&sess->session_wait_comp);
+			iscsit_close_session(sess);
+		} else {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
+		}
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -4429,9 +4436,9 @@ static void iscsit_logout_post_handler_closesession(
 	complete(&conn->conn_logout_comp);
 
 	iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count(conn);
+	atomic_set(&sess->session_close, 1);
 	iscsit_stop_session(sess, sleep, sleep);
 	iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(sess);
-	iscsit_close_session(sess);
 }
 
 static void iscsit_logout_post_handler_samecid(
@@ -4576,8 +4583,6 @@ void iscsit_stop_session(
 	int is_last;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
-	if (session_sleep)
-		atomic_set(&sess->sleep_on_sess_wait_comp, 1);
 
 	if (connection_sleep) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, conn_tmp, &sess->sess_conn_list,
@@ -4635,12 +4640,15 @@ int iscsit_release_sessions_for_tpg(struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg, int force)
 		spin_lock(&sess->conn_lock);
 		if (atomic_read(&sess->session_fall_back_to_erl0) ||
 		    atomic_read(&sess->session_logout) ||
+		    atomic_read(&sess->session_close) ||
 		    (sess->time2retain_timer_flags & ISCSI_TF_EXPIRED)) {
 			spin_unlock(&sess->conn_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
+		iscsit_inc_session_usage_count(sess);
 		atomic_set(&sess->session_reinstatement, 1);
 		atomic_set(&sess->session_fall_back_to_erl0, 1);
+		atomic_set(&sess->session_close, 1);
 		spin_unlock(&sess->conn_lock);
 
 		list_move_tail(&se_sess->sess_list, &free_list);
@@ -4650,8 +4658,9 @@ int iscsit_release_sessions_for_tpg(struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg, int force)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(se_sess, se_sess_tmp, &free_list, sess_list) {
 		sess = (struct iscsi_session *)se_sess->fabric_sess_ptr;
 
+		list_del_init(&se_sess->sess_list);
 		iscsit_stop_session(sess, 1, 1);
-		iscsit_close_session(sess);
+		iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(sess);
 		session_count++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
index 42b369fc415e..0fa1d57b26fa 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
@@ -1476,20 +1476,23 @@ static void lio_tpg_close_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 	spin_lock(&sess->conn_lock);
 	if (atomic_read(&sess->session_fall_back_to_erl0) ||
 	    atomic_read(&sess->session_logout) ||
+	    atomic_read(&sess->session_close) ||
 	    (sess->time2retain_timer_flags & ISCSI_TF_EXPIRED)) {
 		spin_unlock(&sess->conn_lock);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
 		return;
 	}
+	iscsit_inc_session_usage_count(sess);
 	atomic_set(&sess->session_reinstatement, 1);
 	atomic_set(&sess->session_fall_back_to_erl0, 1);
+	atomic_set(&sess->session_close, 1);
 	spin_unlock(&sess->conn_lock);
 
 	iscsit_stop_time2retain_timer(sess);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
 
 	iscsit_stop_session(sess, 1, 1);
-	iscsit_close_session(sess);
+	iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(sess);
 }
 
 static u32 lio_tpg_get_inst_index(struct se_portal_group *se_tpg)
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index f53330813207..731ee67fe914 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ int iscsi_check_for_session_reinstatement(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 		spin_lock(&sess_p->conn_lock);
 		if (atomic_read(&sess_p->session_fall_back_to_erl0) ||
 		    atomic_read(&sess_p->session_logout) ||
+		    atomic_read(&sess_p->session_close) ||
 		    (sess_p->time2retain_timer_flags & ISCSI_TF_EXPIRED)) {
 			spin_unlock(&sess_p->conn_lock);
 			continue;
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ int iscsi_check_for_session_reinstatement(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 		   (sess_p->sess_ops->SessionType == sessiontype))) {
 			atomic_set(&sess_p->session_reinstatement, 1);
 			atomic_set(&sess_p->session_fall_back_to_erl0, 1);
+			atomic_set(&sess_p->session_close, 1);
 			spin_unlock(&sess_p->conn_lock);
 			iscsit_inc_session_usage_count(sess_p);
 			iscsit_stop_time2retain_timer(sess_p);
@@ -190,7 +192,6 @@ int iscsi_check_for_session_reinstatement(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	if (sess->session_state == TARG_SESS_STATE_FAILED) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
 		iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(sess);
-		iscsit_close_session(sess);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
@@ -198,7 +199,6 @@ int iscsi_check_for_session_reinstatement(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	iscsit_stop_session(sess, 1, 1);
 	iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(sess);
 
-	iscsit_close_session(sess);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ static int iscsi_login_non_zero_tsih_s2(
 		sess_p = (struct iscsi_session *)se_sess->fabric_sess_ptr;
 		if (atomic_read(&sess_p->session_fall_back_to_erl0) ||
 		    atomic_read(&sess_p->session_logout) ||
+		    atomic_read(&sess_p->session_close) ||
 		   (sess_p->time2retain_timer_flags & ISCSI_TF_EXPIRED))
 			continue;
 		if (!memcmp(sess_p->isid, pdu->isid, 6) &&
diff --git a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
index a49d37140a64..591cd9e4692c 100644
--- a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
+++ b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ struct iscsi_session {
 	atomic_t		session_logout;
 	atomic_t		session_reinstatement;
 	atomic_t		session_stop_active;
-	atomic_t		sleep_on_sess_wait_comp;
+	atomic_t		session_close;
 	/* connection list */
 	struct list_head	sess_conn_list;
 	struct list_head	cr_active_list;
