diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
index 6c61ed12f299..13d7674b293d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static void iscsi_iser_session_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
 static struct iscsi_cls_session *
 iscsi_iser_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep,
 			  uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
-			  uint32_t initial_cmdsn, uint32_t *hostno)
+			  uint32_t initial_cmdsn)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	struct iscsi_session *session;
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ iscsi_iser_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep,
 	if (iscsi_host_add(shost,
 			   ep ? ib_conn->device->ib_device->dma_device : NULL))
 		goto free_host;
-	*hostno = shost->host_no;
 
 	/*
 	 * we do not support setting can_queue cmd_per_lun from userspace yet
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i_iscsi.c
index 307f55e329f5..ae4a93090725 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i_iscsi.c
@@ -334,13 +334,12 @@ static void cxgb3i_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep)
  * @cmds_max:		max # of commands
  * @qdepth:		scsi queue depth
  * @initial_cmdsn:	initial iscsi CMDSN for this session
- * @host_no:		pointer to return host no
  *
  * Creates a new iSCSI session
  */
 static struct iscsi_cls_session *
 cxgb3i_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep, u16 cmds_max, u16 qdepth,
-		      u32 initial_cmdsn, u32 *host_no)
+		      u32 initial_cmdsn)
 {
 	struct cxgb3i_endpoint *cep;
 	struct cxgb3i_hba *hba;
@@ -359,8 +358,6 @@ cxgb3i_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep, u16 cmds_max, u16 qdepth,
 	cxgb3i_api_debug("ep 0x%p, cep 0x%p, hba 0x%p.\n", ep, cep, hba);
 	BUG_ON(hba != iscsi_host_priv(shost));
 
-	*host_no = shost->host_no;
-
 	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(&cxgb3i_iscsi_transport, shost,
 					  cmds_max,
 					  sizeof(struct iscsi_tcp_task) +
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
index ad8676c98c68..b3e5e08e44ab 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
@@ -765,8 +765,7 @@ iscsi_sw_tcp_conn_get_stats(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn,
 
 static struct iscsi_cls_session *
 iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep, uint16_t cmds_max,
-			    uint16_t qdepth, uint32_t initial_cmdsn,
-			    uint32_t *hostno)
+			    uint16_t qdepth, uint32_t initial_cmdsn)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session;
 	struct iscsi_session *session;
@@ -789,7 +788,6 @@ iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep, uint16_t cmds_max,
 
 	if (iscsi_host_add(shost, NULL))
 		goto free_host;
-	*hostno = shost->host_no;
 
 	cls_session = iscsi_session_setup(&iscsi_sw_tcp_transport, shost,
 					  cmds_max,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 4f22f9e37c5a..2340e2c5c021 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -1197,14 +1197,15 @@ iscsi_if_create_session(struct iscsi_internal *priv, struct iscsi_endpoint *ep,
 {
 	struct iscsi_transport *transport = priv->iscsi_transport;
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *session;
-	uint32_t host_no;
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
 
 	session = transport->create_session(ep, cmds_max, queue_depth,
-					    initial_cmdsn, &host_no);
+					    initial_cmdsn);
 	if (!session)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ev->r.c_session_ret.host_no = host_no;
+	shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(session);
+	ev->r.c_session_ret.host_no = shost->host_no;
 	ev->r.c_session_ret.sid = session->sid;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index ac29fbd35544..457588e1119b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct iscsi_transport {
 	uint64_t host_param_mask;
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *(*create_session) (struct iscsi_endpoint *ep,
 					uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,
-					uint32_t sn, uint32_t *hn);
+					uint32_t sn);
 	void (*destroy_session) (struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *(*create_conn) (struct iscsi_cls_session *sess,
 				uint32_t cid);