diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 6735b63d96f0fce09e89ca158b0b70ed1403a8ca..c3cb907d810559dcb09b834ee9b3c0649e6258e6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -1757,6 +1757,7 @@ static int srpt_handle_cmd(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch,
 		       srp_cmd->tag);
 		cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_SCSI_CDB_EXCEPTION;
 		cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_INVALID_CDB_FIELD;
+		kref_put(&send_ioctx->kref, srpt_put_send_ioctx_kref);
 		goto send_sense;
 	}
 
@@ -1764,15 +1765,19 @@ static int srpt_handle_cmd(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch,
 	cmd->data_direction = dir;
 	unpacked_lun = srpt_unpack_lun((uint8_t *)&srp_cmd->lun,
 				       sizeof(srp_cmd->lun));
-	if (transport_lookup_cmd_lun(cmd, unpacked_lun) < 0)
+	if (transport_lookup_cmd_lun(cmd, unpacked_lun) < 0) {
+		kref_put(&send_ioctx->kref, srpt_put_send_ioctx_kref);
 		goto send_sense;
+	}
 	ret = transport_generic_allocate_tasks(cmd, srp_cmd->cdb);
-	if (cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_SCSI_RESERVATION_CONFLICT)
-		srpt_queue_status(cmd);
-	else if (cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_SCSI_CDB_EXCEPTION)
-		goto send_sense;
-	else
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kref_put(&send_ioctx->kref, srpt_put_send_ioctx_kref);
+		if (cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_SCSI_RESERVATION_CONFLICT) {
+			srpt_queue_status(cmd);
+			return 0;
+		} else
+			goto send_sense;
+	}
 
 	transport_handle_cdb_direct(cmd);
 	return 0;