diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index 1d030d57c28c..0e281d30d81e 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -1292,13 +1292,13 @@ static void tcmu_check_expired_queue_cmd(struct tcmu_cmd *cmd)
 	if (!time_after(jiffies, cmd->deadline))
 		return;
 
+	pr_debug("Timing out queued cmd %p on dev %s.\n",
+		  cmd, cmd->tcmu_dev->name);
+
 	list_del_init(&cmd->queue_entry);
 	se_cmd = cmd->se_cmd;
 	tcmu_free_cmd(cmd);
 
-	pr_debug("Timing out queued cmd %p on dev %s.\n",
-		  cmd, cmd->tcmu_dev->name);
-
 	target_complete_cmd(se_cmd, SAM_STAT_TASK_SET_FULL);
 }