diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index 3e96252eb088a4..ec9f1996b41742 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -354,8 +354,9 @@ static void tcm_qla2xxx_close_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(se_sess);
-	tcm_qla2xxx_put_sess(sess);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
+
+	tcm_qla2xxx_put_sess(sess);
 }
 
 static u32 tcm_qla2xxx_sess_get_index(struct se_session *se_sess)