diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index 018baeed3..3f2f629e7 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -3707,7 +3707,7 @@ static struct scst_cmd *scst_create_prepare_internal_cmd(
 
 	scst_sess_get(res->sess);
 	if (res->tgt_dev != NULL)
-		__scst_get(0);
+		__scst_get();
 
 	res->state = SCST_CMD_STATE_PARSE;
 
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_main.c b/scst/src/scst_main.c
index 113d75e80..393aee8ea 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_main.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_main.c
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ out_unlock:
  */
 void scst_get(void)
 {
-	__scst_get(0);
+	__scst_get();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scst_get);
 
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_priv.h b/scst/src/scst_priv.h
index 43ac0648b..ff871e2a1 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_priv.h
+++ b/scst/src/scst_priv.h
@@ -602,15 +602,13 @@ static inline void scst_check_unblock_dev(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 	return;
 }
 
-static inline void __scst_get(int barrier)
+static inline void __scst_get(void)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&scst_cmd_count);
 	TRACE_DBG("Incrementing scst_cmd_count(new value %d)",
 		atomic_read(&scst_cmd_count));
-
 	/* See comment about smp_mb() in scst_suspend_activity() */
-	if (barrier)
-		smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
+	smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
 }
 
 static inline void __scst_put(void)
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index c59283799..39034bfe7 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -3775,7 +3775,7 @@ static int scst_translate_lun(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
 	/* See comment about smp_mb() in scst_suspend_activity() */
-	__scst_get(1);
+	__scst_get();
 
 	if (likely(!test_bit(SCST_FLAG_SUSPENDED, &scst_flags))) {
 		struct list_head *sess_tgt_dev_list_head =
@@ -4354,7 +4354,7 @@ static int scst_mgmt_translate_lun(struct scst_mgmt_cmd *mcmd)
 	      (long long unsigned int)mcmd->lun);
 
 	/* See comment about smp_mb() in scst_suspend_activity() */
-	__scst_get(1);
+	__scst_get();
 
 	if (unlikely(test_bit(SCST_FLAG_SUSPENDED, &scst_flags) &&
 		     !test_bit(SCST_FLAG_SUSPENDING, &scst_flags))) {