diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index 731ee67fe914..0cc5ea195273 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ void iscsit_free_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 }
 
 void iscsi_target_login_sess_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
-		struct iscsi_np *np, bool zero_tsih, bool new_sess)
+				 bool zero_tsih, bool new_sess)
 {
 	if (!new_sess)
 		goto old_sess_out;
@@ -1190,7 +1190,6 @@ void iscsi_target_login_sess_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 	conn->sess = NULL;
 
 old_sess_out:
-	iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(np);
 	/*
 	 * If login negotiation fails check if the Time2Retain timer
 	 * needs to be restarted.
@@ -1430,8 +1429,9 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 new_sess_out:
 	new_sess = true;
 old_sess_out:
+	iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(np);
 	tpg_np = conn->tpg_np;
-	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, np, zero_tsih, new_sess);
+	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, zero_tsih, new_sess);
 	new_sess = false;
 
 	if (tpg) {
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.h b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.h
index 3b8e3639ff5d..fc95e6150253 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.h
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.h
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ extern int iscsit_put_login_tx(struct iscsi_conn *, struct iscsi_login *, u32);
 extern void iscsit_free_conn(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern int iscsit_start_kthreads(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern void iscsi_post_login_handler(struct iscsi_np *, struct iscsi_conn *, u8);
-extern void iscsi_target_login_sess_out(struct iscsi_conn *, struct iscsi_np *,
-				bool, bool);
+extern void iscsi_target_login_sess_out(struct iscsi_conn *, bool, bool);
 extern int iscsi_target_login_thread(void *);
 extern void iscsi_handle_login_thread_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
index 685d771b51d4..e32d93b92742 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
@@ -535,12 +535,11 @@ static bool iscsi_target_sk_check_and_clear(struct iscsi_conn *conn, unsigned in
 
 static void iscsi_target_login_drop(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_login *login)
 {
-	struct iscsi_np *np = login->np;
 	bool zero_tsih = login->zero_tsih;
 
 	iscsi_remove_failed_auth_entry(conn);
 	iscsi_target_nego_release(conn);
-	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, np, zero_tsih, true);
+	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, zero_tsih, true);
 }
 
 struct conn_timeout {