diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index fecb69535a15..5e71ac609418 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ old_sess_out:
 static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 {
 	u8 *buffer, zero_tsih = 0;
-	int ret = 0, rc, stop;
+	int ret = 0, rc;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = NULL;
 	struct iscsi_login *login;
 	struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg = NULL;
@@ -1230,6 +1230,9 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 	if (np->np_thread_state == ISCSI_NP_THREAD_RESET) {
 		np->np_thread_state = ISCSI_NP_THREAD_ACTIVE;
 		complete(&np->np_restart_comp);
+	} else if (np->np_thread_state == ISCSI_NP_THREAD_SHUTDOWN) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
+		goto exit;
 	} else {
 		np->np_thread_state = ISCSI_NP_THREAD_ACTIVE;
 	}
@@ -1422,10 +1425,8 @@ old_sess_out:
 	}
 
 out:
-	stop = kthread_should_stop();
-	/* Wait for another socket.. */
-	if (!stop)
-		return 1;
+	return 1;
+
 exit:
 	iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(np);
 	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
@@ -1442,7 +1443,7 @@ int iscsi_target_login_thread(void *arg)
 
 	allow_signal(SIGINT);
 
-	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+	while (1) {
 		ret = __iscsi_target_login_thread(np);
 		/*
 		 * We break and exit here unless another sock_accept() call