diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
index e4513ef091593f8560c9815ac55be306a0f84118..3efd5a3bd69d1f87df6a532b65b26e0e636e8187 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ static bool __target_check_io_state(struct se_cmd *se_cmd,
 {
 	struct se_session *sess = se_cmd->se_sess;
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&sess->sess_cmd_lock);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
+	lockdep_assert_held(&sess->sess_cmd_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * If command already reached CMD_T_COMPLETE state within
 	 * target_complete_cmd() or CMD_T_FABRIC_STOP due to shutdown,