diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index a14057c67a12a..c5b7d18513b66 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -1532,14 +1532,9 @@ static int iscsi_data_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 		}
 		rc = iscsi_prep_scsi_cmd_pdu(conn->task);
 		if (rc) {
-			if (rc == -ENOMEM || rc == -EACCES) {
-				spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-				list_add_tail(&conn->task->running,
-					      &conn->cmdqueue);
-				conn->task = NULL;
-				spin_unlock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
-				goto done;
-			} else
+			if (rc == -ENOMEM || rc == -EACCES)
+				fail_scsi_task(conn->task, DID_IMM_RETRY);
+			else
 				fail_scsi_task(conn->task, DID_ABORT);
 			spin_lock_bh(&conn->taskqueuelock);
 			continue;