diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 5d21f07456c6..a410d0b8a445 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -2264,16 +2264,8 @@ static void iscsi_if_disconnect_bound_ep(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn,
 	}
 }
 
-static int iscsi_if_stop_conn(struct iscsi_transport *transport,
-			      struct iscsi_uevent *ev)
+static int iscsi_if_stop_conn(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn, int flag)
 {
-	int flag = ev->u.stop_conn.flag;
-	struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn;
-
-	conn = iscsi_conn_lookup(ev->u.stop_conn.sid, ev->u.stop_conn.cid);
-	if (!conn)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "iscsi if conn stop.\n");
 	/*
 	 * If this is a termination we have to call stop_conn with that flag
@@ -3720,7 +3712,12 @@ static int iscsi_if_transport_conn(struct iscsi_transport *transport,
 	case ISCSI_UEVENT_DESTROY_CONN:
 		return iscsi_if_destroy_conn(transport, ev);
 	case ISCSI_UEVENT_STOP_CONN:
-		return iscsi_if_stop_conn(transport, ev);
+		conn = iscsi_conn_lookup(ev->u.stop_conn.sid,
+					 ev->u.stop_conn.cid);
+		if (!conn)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		return iscsi_if_stop_conn(conn, ev->u.stop_conn.flag);
 	}
 
 	/*