diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 685eaec53218..7688b8f83e98 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -3087,14 +3087,15 @@ static void iscsi_start_session_recovery(struct iscsi_session *session,
 		session->state = ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE;
 	else if (conn->stop_stage != STOP_CONN_RECOVER)
 		session->state = ISCSI_STATE_IN_RECOVERY;
+
+	old_stop_stage = conn->stop_stage;
+	conn->stop_stage = flag;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&conn->transport_timer);
 	iscsi_suspend_tx(conn);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
-	old_stop_stage = conn->stop_stage;
-	conn->stop_stage = flag;
 	conn->c_stage = ISCSI_CONN_STOPPED;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);