diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
index ee0cf2c74952..b7fa8eed213b 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
@@ -857,8 +857,11 @@ void iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count(struct iscsit_conn *conn)
 	spin_lock_bh(&conn->conn_usage_lock);
 	conn->conn_usage_count--;
 
-	if (!conn->conn_usage_count && conn->conn_waiting_on_uc)
+	if (!conn->conn_usage_count && conn->conn_waiting_on_uc) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->conn_usage_lock);
 		complete(&conn->conn_waiting_on_uc_comp);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->conn_usage_lock);
 }