diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index afa5a04073bf..f7eab402cd4f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1917,12 +1917,14 @@ iscsit_handle_task_mgt_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 
 	if (!(hdr->opcode & ISCSI_OP_IMMEDIATE)) {
 		int cmdsn_ret = iscsit_sequence_cmd(conn, cmd, buf, hdr->cmdsn);
-		if (cmdsn_ret == CMDSN_HIGHER_THAN_EXP)
+		if (cmdsn_ret == CMDSN_HIGHER_THAN_EXP) {
 			out_of_order_cmdsn = 1;
-		else if (cmdsn_ret == CMDSN_LOWER_THAN_EXP)
+		} else if (cmdsn_ret == CMDSN_LOWER_THAN_EXP) {
+			target_put_sess_cmd(conn->sess->se_sess, &cmd->se_cmd);
 			return 0;
-		else if (cmdsn_ret == CMDSN_ERROR_CANNOT_RECOVER)
+		} else if (cmdsn_ret == CMDSN_ERROR_CANNOT_RECOVER) {
 			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 	iscsit_ack_from_expstatsn(conn, be32_to_cpu(hdr->exp_statsn));