diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 8ba134ccd3b9..edddc66ad133 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ int transport_lookup_tmr_lun(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, u64 unpacked_lun)
 	struct se_session *se_sess = se_cmd->se_sess;
 	struct se_node_acl *nacl = se_sess->se_node_acl;
 	struct se_tmr_req *se_tmr = se_cmd->se_tmr_req;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	deve = target_nacl_find_deve(nacl, unpacked_lun);
@@ -182,10 +181,6 @@ out_unlock:
 	se_cmd->se_dev = rcu_dereference_raw(se_lun->lun_se_dev);
 	se_tmr->tmr_dev = rcu_dereference_raw(se_lun->lun_se_dev);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&se_tmr->tmr_dev->se_tmr_lock, flags);
-	list_add_tail(&se_tmr->tmr_list, &se_tmr->tmr_dev->dev_tmr_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&se_tmr->tmr_dev->se_tmr_lock, flags);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(transport_lookup_tmr_lun);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index f52fe4000225..82d9e2659abe 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -3392,6 +3392,10 @@ int transport_generic_handle_tmr(
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool aborted = false;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmd->se_dev->se_tmr_lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&cmd->se_tmr_req->tmr_list, &cmd->se_dev->dev_tmr_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->se_dev->se_tmr_lock, flags);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
 	if (cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED) {
 		aborted = true;