diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 564024e0123a..3f3f0416fbdd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2226,6 +2226,27 @@ static void srpt_close_ch(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->spinlock);
 }
 
+/**
+ * srpt_shutdown_session() - Whether or not a session may be shut down.
+ */
+static int srpt_shutdown_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
+{
+	struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch = se_sess->fabric_sess_ptr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->spinlock, flags);
+	if (ch->in_shutdown) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->spinlock, flags);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	ch->in_shutdown = true;
+	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(se_sess);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->spinlock, flags);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * srpt_drain_channel() - Drain a channel by resetting the IB queue pair.
  * @cm_id: Pointer to the CM ID of the channel to be drained.
@@ -2264,6 +2285,9 @@ static void srpt_drain_channel(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->spinlock);
 
 	if (do_reset) {
+		if (ch->sess)
+			srpt_shutdown_session(ch->sess);
+
 		ret = srpt_ch_qp_err(ch);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			printk(KERN_ERR "Setting queue pair in error state"
@@ -3466,14 +3490,6 @@ static void srpt_release_cmd(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->spinlock, flags);
 }
 
-/**
- * srpt_shutdown_session() - Whether or not a session may be shut down.
- */
-static int srpt_shutdown_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * srpt_close_session() - Forcibly close a session.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.h
index 4caf55cda7b1..3dae156905de 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.h
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ struct srpt_rdma_ch {
 	u8			sess_name[36];
 	struct work_struct	release_work;
 	struct completion	*release_done;
+	bool			in_shutdown;
 };
 
 /**