diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 7cca171478a2..50d7373b425c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -2432,6 +2432,7 @@ isert_free_np(struct iscsi_np *np)
 {
 	struct isert_np *isert_np = np->np_context;
 	struct isert_conn *isert_conn, *n;
+	LIST_HEAD(drop_conn_list);
 
 	if (isert_np->cm_id)
 		rdma_destroy_id(isert_np->cm_id);
@@ -2451,7 +2452,7 @@ isert_free_np(struct iscsi_np *np)
 					 node) {
 			isert_info("cleaning isert_conn %p state (%d)\n",
 				   isert_conn, isert_conn->state);
-			isert_connect_release(isert_conn);
+			list_move_tail(&isert_conn->node, &drop_conn_list);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2462,11 +2463,16 @@ isert_free_np(struct iscsi_np *np)
 					 node) {
 			isert_info("cleaning isert_conn %p state (%d)\n",
 				   isert_conn, isert_conn->state);
-			isert_connect_release(isert_conn);
+			list_move_tail(&isert_conn->node, &drop_conn_list);
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&isert_np->mutex);
 
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(isert_conn, n, &drop_conn_list, node) {
+		list_del_init(&isert_conn->node);
+		isert_connect_release(isert_conn);
+	}
+
 	np->np_context = NULL;
 	kfree(isert_np);
 }