diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 1a4f09ab3866..e137dc7cfc72 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ int iscsit_reset_np_thread(
 		return 0;
 	}
 	np->np_thread_state = ISCSI_NP_THREAD_RESET;
+	atomic_inc(&np->np_reset_count);
 
 	if (np->np_thread) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
index f8e14dda29f6..725c682b7692 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ struct iscsi_np {
 	int			np_sock_type;
 	enum np_thread_state_table np_thread_state;
 	bool                    enabled;
+	atomic_t		np_reset_count;
 	enum iscsi_timer_flags_table np_login_timer_flags;
 	u32			np_exports;
 	enum np_flags_table	np_flags;
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index 850c977b6df3..2ab8081267f9 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -1277,9 +1277,11 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 	flush_signals(current);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-	if (np->np_thread_state == ISCSI_NP_THREAD_RESET) {
+	if (atomic_dec_if_positive(&np->np_reset_count) >= 0) {
 		np->np_thread_state = ISCSI_NP_THREAD_ACTIVE;
+		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
 		complete(&np->np_restart_comp);
+		return 1;
 	} else if (np->np_thread_state == ISCSI_NP_THREAD_SHUTDOWN) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
 		goto exit;
@@ -1312,7 +1314,8 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 		goto exit;
 	} else if (rc < 0) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-		if (np->np_thread_state == ISCSI_NP_THREAD_RESET) {
+		if (atomic_dec_if_positive(&np->np_reset_count) >= 0) {
+			np->np_thread_state = ISCSI_NP_THREAD_ACTIVE;
 			spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
 			complete(&np->np_restart_comp);
 			iscsit_put_transport(conn->conn_transport);