diff --git a/scst/src/scst_pres.h b/scst/src/scst_pres.h
index 7fc6013a2..248b61357 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_pres.h
+++ b/scst/src/scst_pres.h
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ static inline void scst_dec_pr_readers_count(struct scst_cmd *cmd,
 {
 	struct scst_device *dev = cmd->dev;
 
-	EXTRACHECKS_BUG_ON(!cmd->dec_pr_readers_count_needed);
+	/*
+	 * scst_check_local_events() should not be called twice for the
+	 * same cmd
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(!cmd->dec_pr_readers_count_needed);
 
 	if (!locked)
 		spin_lock_bh(&dev->dev_lock);
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index bcbb7bea5..f5ab19f98 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -2939,6 +2939,7 @@ static int scst_check_sense(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 
 					cmd->state = SCST_CMD_STATE_REAL_EXEC;
 					cmd->retry = 1;
+					scst_inc_pr_readers_count(cmd, false);
 					res = 1;
 					goto out;
 				}