diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h b/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
index fc91e85f54ba683dd298afc6db1d907192cef598..e2c970a9d61c32c7a95d034f889992a7560fdb64 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ sense_reason_t	target_cmd_size_check(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned int size);
 void	target_qf_do_work(struct work_struct *work);
 bool	target_check_wce(struct se_device *dev);
 bool	target_check_fua(struct se_device *dev);
+void	__target_execute_cmd(struct se_cmd *, bool);
 
 /* target_core_stat.c */
 void	target_stat_setup_dev_default_groups(struct se_device *);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
index a9057aa07176ff240748372215333dd531296ca2..04f616b3ba0a848a80d4a70c084c1b45d406c168 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static sense_reason_t compare_and_write_callback(struct se_cmd *cmd, bool succes
 	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE|CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 
-	__target_execute_cmd(cmd);
+	__target_execute_cmd(cmd, false);
 
 	kfree(buf);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 38bf2dcf926af42e94ed060f65813a64f94c9850..a6e1edcfefbdc5a4677dc7c37a351c3ab7bd25f5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1303,23 +1303,6 @@ target_setup_cmd_from_cdb(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *cdb)
 
 	trace_target_sequencer_start(cmd);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check for an existing UNIT ATTENTION condition
-	 */
-	ret = target_scsi3_ua_check(cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = target_alua_state_check(cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = target_check_reservation(cmd);
-	if (ret) {
-		cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = dev->transport->parse_cdb(cmd);
 	if (ret == TCM_UNSUPPORTED_SCSI_OPCODE)
 		pr_warn_ratelimited("%s/%s: Unsupported SCSI Opcode 0x%02x, sending CHECK_CONDITION.\n",
@@ -1761,20 +1744,45 @@ void transport_generic_request_failure(struct se_cmd *cmd,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(transport_generic_request_failure);
 
-void __target_execute_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd)
+void __target_execute_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd, bool do_checks)
 {
 	sense_reason_t ret;
 
-	if (cmd->execute_cmd) {
-		ret = cmd->execute_cmd(cmd);
-		if (ret) {
-			spin_lock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
-			cmd->transport_state &= ~(CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT);
-			spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
+	if (!cmd->execute_cmd) {
+		ret = TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (do_checks) {
+		/*
+		 * Check for an existing UNIT ATTENTION condition after
+		 * target_handle_task_attr() has done SAM task attr
+		 * checking, and possibly have already defered execution
+		 * out to target_restart_delayed_cmds() context.
+		 */
+		ret = target_scsi3_ua_check(cmd);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+
+		ret = target_alua_state_check(cmd);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
 
-			transport_generic_request_failure(cmd, ret);
+		ret = target_check_reservation(cmd);
+		if (ret) {
+			cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	}
+
+	ret = cmd->execute_cmd(cmd);
+	if (!ret)
+		return;
+err:
+	spin_lock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
+	cmd->transport_state &= ~(CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
+
+	transport_generic_request_failure(cmd, ret);
 }
 
 static int target_write_prot_action(struct se_cmd *cmd)
@@ -1899,7 +1907,7 @@ void target_execute_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	__target_execute_cmd(cmd);
+	__target_execute_cmd(cmd, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(target_execute_cmd);
 
@@ -1923,7 +1931,7 @@ static void target_restart_delayed_cmds(struct se_device *dev)
 		list_del(&cmd->se_delayed_node);
 		spin_unlock(&dev->delayed_cmd_lock);
 
-		__target_execute_cmd(cmd);
+		__target_execute_cmd(cmd, true);
 
 		if (cmd->sam_task_attr == TCM_ORDERED_TAG)
 			break;
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
index de44462a7680c2071a4f37088e7241209de117f3..5cd6faa6e0d166ed07444cf5e3735e2626483205 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ int	core_tmr_alloc_req(struct se_cmd *, void *, u8, gfp_t);
 void	core_tmr_release_req(struct se_tmr_req *);
 int	transport_generic_handle_tmr(struct se_cmd *);
 void	transport_generic_request_failure(struct se_cmd *, sense_reason_t);
-void	__target_execute_cmd(struct se_cmd *);
 int	transport_lookup_tmr_lun(struct se_cmd *, u64);
 void	core_allocate_nexus_loss_ua(struct se_node_acl *acl);