diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 342a07c58d89400643b26236875d6ffa6a91062e..72204fbf2bb13be5cdb7211ca6001b58f0c4fbc6 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4074,6 +4074,17 @@ reject:
 	return iscsit_add_reject(conn, ISCSI_REASON_BOOKMARK_NO_RESOURCES, buf);
 }
 
+static bool iscsi_target_check_conn_state(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&conn->state_lock);
+	ret = (conn->conn_state != TARG_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_IN);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->state_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int iscsi_target_rx_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	int ret, rc;
@@ -4091,7 +4102,7 @@ int iscsi_target_rx_thread(void *arg)
 	 * incoming iscsi/tcp socket I/O, and/or failing the connection.
 	 */
 	rc = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&conn->rx_login_comp);
-	if (rc < 0)
+	if (rc < 0 || iscsi_target_check_conn_state(conn))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (conn->conn_transport->transport_type == ISCSI_INFINIBAND) {
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
index 5c964c09c89ff25e6076b272d4afff1a0466a372..9fc9117d0f226a9e3f559d73697de025fc30fd72 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ err:
 	if (login->login_complete) {
 		if (conn->rx_thread && conn->rx_thread_active) {
 			send_sig(SIGINT, conn->rx_thread, 1);
+			complete(&conn->rx_login_comp);
 			kthread_stop(conn->rx_thread);
 		}
 		if (conn->tx_thread && conn->tx_thread_active) {