diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 66a908bf3fb9e1d43654d07af1d346cca12a6223..5b2bed8fc4932c2f070af2b62677a4931751cdd7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -1594,6 +1594,12 @@ static int srp_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 err_iu:
 	srp_put_tx_iu(target, iu, SRP_IU_CMD);
 
+	/*
+	 * Avoid that the loops that iterate over the request ring can
+	 * encounter a dangling SCSI command pointer.
+	 */
+	req->scmnd = NULL;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&target->lock, flags);
 	list_add(&req->list, &target->free_reqs);