diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 4e68b62193ed7781d3c32f4160878809acfc546d..afab3237612668ed83ab3caf2cad285577740528 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4765,6 +4765,7 @@ int iscsit_release_sessions_for_tpg(struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg, int force)
 	struct iscsi_session *sess;
 	struct se_portal_group *se_tpg = &tpg->tpg_se_tpg;
 	struct se_session *se_sess, *se_sess_tmp;
+	LIST_HEAD(free_list);
 	int session_count = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
@@ -4786,14 +4787,17 @@ int iscsit_release_sessions_for_tpg(struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg, int force)
 		}
 		atomic_set(&sess->session_reinstatement, 1);
 		spin_unlock(&sess->conn_lock);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
 
-		iscsit_free_session(sess);
-		spin_lock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
+		list_move_tail(&se_sess->sess_list, &free_list);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
 
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(se_sess, se_sess_tmp, &free_list, sess_list) {
+		sess = (struct iscsi_session *)se_sess->fabric_sess_ptr;
+
+		iscsit_free_session(sess);
 		session_count++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&se_tpg->session_lock);
 
 	pr_debug("Released %d iSCSI Session(s) from Target Portal"
 			" Group: %hu\n", session_count, tpg->tpgt);