diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
index 5e6cf34929b5..262a3e76b4b1 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
@@ -741,8 +741,11 @@ void iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(struct iscsit_session *sess)
 	spin_lock_bh(&sess->session_usage_lock);
 	sess->session_usage_count--;
 
-	if (!sess->session_usage_count && sess->session_waiting_on_uc)
+	if (!sess->session_usage_count && sess->session_waiting_on_uc) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sess->session_usage_lock);
 		complete(&sess->session_waiting_on_uc_comp);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sess->session_usage_lock);
 }