diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
index c12bb2dd5ff92..4c87640e6a911 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
@@ -159,14 +159,9 @@ static void qedi_tmf_resp_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	set_bit(QEDI_CONN_FW_CLEANUP, &qedi_conn->flags);
 	resp_hdr_ptr =  (struct iscsi_tm_rsp *)qedi_cmd->tmf_resp_buf;
 
-	iscsi_block_session(session->cls_session);
 	rval = qedi_cleanup_all_io(qedi, qedi_conn, qedi_cmd->task, true);
-	if (rval) {
-		iscsi_unblock_session(session->cls_session);
+	if (rval)
 		goto exit_tmf_resp;
-	}
-
-	iscsi_unblock_session(session->cls_session);
 
 	spin_lock(&session->back_lock);
 	__iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)resp_hdr_ptr, NULL, 0);