diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index b98750028044..55a327b2dd8b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2890,20 +2890,26 @@ target_block(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * scsi_block_targets - transition all SCSI child devices to SDEV_BLOCK state
+ * @dev: a parent device of one or more scsi_target devices
+ * @shost: the Scsi_Host to which this device belongs
+ *
+ * Iterate over all children of @dev, which should be scsi_target devices,
+ * and switch all subordinate scsi devices to SDEV_BLOCK state. Wait for
+ * ongoing scsi_queue_rq() calls to finish. May sleep.
+ *
+ * Note:
+ * @dev must not itself be a scsi_target device.
+ */
 void
-scsi_target_block(struct device *dev)
+scsi_block_targets(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(dev);
-
-	if (scsi_is_target_device(dev))
-		starget_for_each_device(to_scsi_target(dev), NULL,
-					scsi_device_block);
-	else
-		device_for_each_child(dev, NULL, target_block);
-
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(scsi_is_target_device(dev));
+	device_for_each_child(dev, NULL, target_block);
 	blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done(&shost->tag_set);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_target_block);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_block_targets);
 
 static void
 device_unblock(struct scsi_device *sdev, void *data)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 64ff2629eaf9..b04075f19445 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ fc_remote_port_delete(struct fc_rport  *rport)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
-	scsi_target_block(&rport->dev);
+	scsi_block_targets(shost, &rport->dev);
 
 	/* see if we need to kill io faster than waiting for device loss */
 	if ((rport->fast_io_fail_tmo != -1) &&
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index b9b97300e3b3..e527ece12453 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -1943,13 +1943,14 @@ static void __iscsi_block_session(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *session =
 			container_of(work, struct iscsi_cls_session,
 				     block_work);
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(session);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_SESSION(session, "Blocking session\n");
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&session->lock, flags);
 	session->state = ISCSI_SESSION_FAILED;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&session->lock, flags);
-	scsi_target_block(&session->dev);
+	scsi_block_targets(shost, &session->dev);
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_SESSION(session, "Completed SCSI target blocking\n");
 	if (session->recovery_tmo >= 0)
 		queue_delayed_work(session->workq,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
index 87d0fb8dc503..64f6b22e8cc0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static void srp_reconnect_work(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /*
- * scsi_target_block() must have been called before this function is
+ * scsi_block_targets() must have been called before this function is
  * called to guarantee that no .queuecommand() calls are in progress.
  */
 static void __rport_fail_io_fast(struct srp_rport *rport)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static void __srp_start_tl_fail_timers(struct srp_rport *rport)
 	    srp_rport_set_state(rport, SRP_RPORT_BLOCKED) == 0) {
 		pr_debug("%s new state: %d\n", dev_name(&shost->shost_gendev),
 			 rport->state);
-		scsi_target_block(&shost->shost_gendev);
+		scsi_block_targets(shost, &shost->shost_gendev);
 		if (fast_io_fail_tmo >= 0)
 			queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq,
 					   &rport->fast_io_fail_work,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ int srp_reconnect_rport(struct srp_rport *rport)
 		 * later is ok though, scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait()
 		 * treats SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE like SDEV_BLOCK.
 		 */
-		scsi_target_block(&shost->shost_gendev);
+		scsi_block_targets(shost, &shost->shost_gendev);
 	res = rport->state != SRP_RPORT_LOST ? i->f->reconnect(rport) : -ENODEV;
 	pr_debug("%s (state %d): transport.reconnect() returned %d\n",
 		 dev_name(&shost->shost_gendev), rport->state, res);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
index 8fbf3c1b1311..3e2e5783924d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ snic_tgt_del(struct work_struct *work)
 		scsi_flush_work(shost);
 
 	/* Block IOs on child devices, stops new IOs */
-	scsi_target_block(&tgt->dev);
+	scsi_block_targets(shost, &tgt->dev);
 
 	/* Cleanup IOs */
 	snic_tgt_scsi_abort_io(tgt);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index f10a008e5bfa..8bd5b00b33cc 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ extern void scsi_scan_target(struct device *parent, unsigned int channel,
 			     unsigned int id, u64 lun,
 			     enum scsi_scan_mode rescan);
 extern void scsi_target_reap(struct scsi_target *);
-extern void scsi_target_block(struct device *);
+void scsi_block_targets(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev);
 extern void scsi_target_unblock(struct device *, enum scsi_device_state);
 extern void scsi_remove_target(struct device *);
 extern const char *scsi_device_state_name(enum scsi_device_state);