diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index b831461156bf..62dec9715ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -315,10 +315,12 @@ static void ft_send_resp_status(struct fc_lport *lport,
 
 	fc_fill_reply_hdr(fp, rx_fp, FC_RCTL_DD_CMD_STATUS, 0);
 	sp = fr_seq(fp);
-	if (sp)
+	if (sp) {
 		lport->tt.seq_send(lport, sp, fp);
-	else
+		lport->tt.exch_done(sp);
+	} else {
 		lport->tt.frame_send(lport, fp);
+	}
 }
 
 /*