diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 693ed3fe4388..46fc2ffc42b4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(transport_init_session);
 
 void transport_uninit_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Drivers like iscsi and loop do not call
+	 * target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting during session shutdown so we
+	 * have to drop the ref taken at init time here.
+	 */
+	if (!se_sess->sess_tearing_down)
+		percpu_ref_put(&se_sess->cmd_count);
+
 	percpu_ref_exit(&se_sess->cmd_count);
 }