diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla2x00-target/scst_qla2xxx.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla2x00-target/scst_qla2xxx.c
index 0f6798194..751854252 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla2x00-target/scst_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla2x00-target/scst_qla2xxx.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,6 @@ static void sqa_qla2xxx_put_sess(struct fc_port *sess)
 {
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&sess->vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock);
 	kref_put(&sess->sess_kref, sqa_qla2xxx_release_sess);
 
 	TRACE_EXIT();
diff --git a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
index 08151cd92..ee4a12d7b 100644
--- a/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
+++ b/qla2x00t-32gbit/qla_target.c
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ done:
 void qla24xx_do_nack_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 {
 	fc_port_t *t;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	switch (e->u.nack.type) {
 	case SRB_NACK_PRLI:
@@ -706,10 +705,8 @@ void qla24xx_do_nack_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_work_evt *e)
 		if (t) {
 			ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0xd034,
 			    "%s create sess success %p", __func__, t);
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 			/* create sess has an extra kref */
 			vha->hw->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(e->u.nack.fcport);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -721,9 +718,6 @@ void qla24xx_delete_sess_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	fc_port_t *fcport = container_of(work, struct fc_port, del_work);
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = fcport->vha->hw;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 
 	if (fcport->se_sess) {
 		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->shutdown_sess(fcport);
@@ -731,7 +725,6 @@ void qla24xx_delete_sess_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	} else {
 		qlt_unreg_sess(fcport);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -799,8 +792,9 @@ void qlt_fc_port_added(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 		    vha->vp_idx, wwn_to_str(fcport->port_name), sess->loop_id);
 		sess->local = 0;
 	}
-	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
+
+	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4286,9 +4280,7 @@ static void __qlt_do_work(struct qla_tgt_cmd *cmd)
 	/*
 	 * Drop extra session reference from qla_tgt_handle_cmd_for_atio*(
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	return;
 
 out_term:
@@ -4305,9 +4297,7 @@ out_term:
 	cmd->rel_cmd(cmd);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void qlt_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -4512,9 +4502,7 @@ static int qlt_handle_cmd_for_atio(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 	if (!cmd) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_io, vha, 0x3062,
 		    "qla_target(%d): Allocation of cmd failed\n", vha->vp_idx);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -6365,17 +6353,19 @@ static void qlt_abort_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt,
 	}
 
 	rc = __qlt_24xx_handle_abts(vha, &prm->abts, sess);
-	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags2);
 
+	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto out_term;
 	return;
 
 out_term2:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags2);
+
 	if (sess)
 		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags2);
 
 out_term:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
@@ -6433,9 +6423,10 @@ static void qlt_tmr_work(struct qla_tgt *tgt,
 	    scsilun_to_int((struct scsi_lun *)&a->u.isp24.fcp_cmnd.lun);
 
 	rc = qlt_issue_task_mgmt(sess, unpacked_lun, fn, iocb, 0);
-	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 
+	ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
+
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto out_term;
 	return;