diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 9899f7e155a5..f39670c5c25c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -2584,6 +2584,17 @@ isert_wait4logout(struct isert_conn *isert_conn)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+isert_wait4cmds(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+{
+	isert_info("iscsi_conn %p\n", conn);
+
+	if (conn->sess) {
+		target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(conn->sess->se_sess);
+		target_wait_for_sess_cmds(conn->sess->se_sess);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * isert_put_unsol_pending_cmds() - Drop commands waiting for
  *     unsolicitate dataout
@@ -2631,6 +2642,7 @@ static void isert_wait_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 	ib_drain_qp(isert_conn->qp);
 	isert_put_unsol_pending_cmds(conn);
+	isert_wait4cmds(conn);
 	isert_wait4logout(isert_conn);
 
 	queue_work(isert_release_wq, &isert_conn->release_work);
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 14bd54d0e79d..317d0f3f7a14 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4123,6 +4123,9 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	iscsit_stop_nopin_response_timer(conn);
 	iscsit_stop_nopin_timer(conn);
 
+	if (conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn)
+		conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn(conn);
+
 	/*
 	 * During Connection recovery drop unacknowledged out of order
 	 * commands for this connection, and prepare the other commands
@@ -4208,9 +4211,6 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(sess->se_sess);
 	target_wait_for_sess_cmds(sess->se_sess);
 
-	if (conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn)
-		conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn(conn);
-
 	ahash_request_free(conn->conn_tx_hash);
 	if (conn->conn_rx_hash) {
 		struct crypto_ahash *tfm;