diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 30e954bb6c81..8d1a05d5eb4d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -2991,6 +2991,8 @@ void iscsi_conn_teardown(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 {
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_session *session = conn->session;
+	char *tmp_persistent_address = conn->persistent_address;
+	char *tmp_local_ipaddr = conn->local_ipaddr;
 
 	del_timer_sync(&conn->transport_timer);
 
@@ -3012,8 +3014,6 @@ void iscsi_conn_teardown(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 	free_pages((unsigned long) conn->data,
 		   get_order(ISCSI_DEF_MAX_RECV_SEG_LEN));
-	kfree(conn->persistent_address);
-	kfree(conn->local_ipaddr);
 	/* regular RX path uses back_lock */
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->back_lock);
 	kfifo_in(&session->cmdpool.queue, (void*)&conn->login_task,
@@ -3025,6 +3025,8 @@ void iscsi_conn_teardown(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 	mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
 
 	iscsi_destroy_conn(cls_conn);
+	kfree(tmp_persistent_address);
+	kfree(tmp_local_ipaddr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_conn_teardown);