diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 7c87b042375adffb8e8a341a9b8fada639e4645c..623963b8c1b78b9c39d7abcc75c947ca122a6f8c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ transport_get_task_from_execute_queue(struct se_device *dev)
 		break;
 
 	list_del(&task->t_execute_list);
+	atomic_set(&task->task_execute_queue, 0);
 	atomic_dec(&dev->execute_tasks);
 
 	return task;
@@ -1209,8 +1210,14 @@ void transport_remove_task_from_execute_queue(
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&task->task_execute_queue) == 0) {
+		dump_stack();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->execute_task_lock, flags);
 	list_del(&task->t_execute_list);
+	atomic_set(&task->task_execute_queue, 0);
 	atomic_dec(&dev->execute_tasks);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->execute_task_lock, flags);
 }