diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 1f9bfa4195ea..e8a1f5cadba5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -753,6 +753,15 @@ void target_complete_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd, u8 scsi_status)
 	if (cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED ||
 	    cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_STOP) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
+		/*
+		 * If COMPARE_AND_WRITE was stopped by __transport_wait_for_tasks(),
+		 * release se_device->caw_sem obtained by sbc_compare_and_write()
+		 * since target_complete_ok_work() or target_complete_failure_work()
+		 * won't be called to invoke the normal CAW completion callbacks.
+		 */
+		if (cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_COMPARE_AND_WRITE) {
+			up(&dev->caw_sem);
+		}
 		complete_all(&cmd->t_transport_stop_comp);
 		return;
 	} else if (!success) {