diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
index 92f98fcb8..fe98696ec 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include "isert_dbg.h"
 #include "iser.h"
+#include "isert.h"
 #include "iser_datamover.h"
 
 #define ISER_CQ_ENTRIES		(128 * 1024)
@@ -1255,6 +1256,7 @@ static void isert_deref_device(struct isert_device *isert_dev)
 
 static void isert_kref_free(struct kref *kref)
 {
+	struct isert_conn_dev *dev;
 	struct isert_connection *isert_conn = container_of(kref,
 							   struct isert_connection,
 							   kref);
@@ -1268,6 +1270,11 @@ static void isert_kref_free(struct kref *kref)
 	isert_free_conn_resources(isert_conn);
 
 	rdma_destroy_id(isert_conn->cm_id);
+
+	dev = isert_get_priv(&isert_conn->iscsi);
+	if (dev)
+		isert_del_timer(dev);
+
 	ib_destroy_qp(isert_conn->qp);
 	isert_conn->qp = NULL;
 
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.h b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.h
index 8dde1a70a..0c5113edf 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.h
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.h
@@ -131,5 +131,6 @@ int isert_conn_alloc(struct iscsi_session *session,
 		     struct iscsit_transport *t);
 int isert_handle_close_connection(struct iscsi_conn *conn);
 void isert_close_all_portals(void);
+void isert_del_timer(struct isert_conn_dev *dev);
 
 #endif /* __ISERT_H__ */
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert_login.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert_login.c
index 0a3720306..9d78bb1bc 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert_login.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert_login.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static struct isert_conn_dev *get_available_dev(struct isert_listener_dev *dev,
 	return res;
 }
 
-static void isert_del_timer(struct isert_conn_dev *dev)
+void isert_del_timer(struct isert_conn_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->timer_active) {
 		dev->timer_active = 0;