diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 2396216dd146..e0d98344e4bd 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4231,8 +4231,6 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	if (conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn)
 		conn->conn_transport->iscsit_wait_conn(conn);
 
-	iscsit_free_queue_reqs_for_conn(conn);
-
 	/*
 	 * During Connection recovery drop unacknowledged out of order
 	 * commands for this connection, and prepare the other commands
@@ -4249,6 +4247,7 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 		iscsit_clear_ooo_cmdsns_for_conn(conn);
 		iscsit_release_commands_from_conn(conn);
 	}
+	iscsit_free_queue_reqs_for_conn(conn);
 
 	/*
 	 * Handle decrementing session or connection usage count if