diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index e4389d40c0576d7e86fab034429964dc963e8bbf..1cc7e920ab0b4497c1fc7539d012a078852fd41a 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2076,6 +2076,7 @@ static inline int transport_execute_task_attr(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 static int transport_execute_tasks(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	int add_tasks;
+	struct se_device *se_dev = cmd->se_dev;
 
 	if (se_dev_check_online(cmd->se_dev) != 0) {
 		cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
@@ -2108,7 +2109,7 @@ static int transport_execute_tasks(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	 * storage object.
 	 */
 execute_tasks:
-	__transport_execute_tasks(cmd->se_dev);
+	__transport_execute_tasks(se_dev);
 	return 0;
 }