diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c
index f78d5fa7d..ce3f3bc46 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static void cmnd_remove_data_wait_hash(struct iscsi_cmnd *cmnd);
 static void iscsi_send_task_mgmt_resp(struct iscsi_cmnd *req, int status,
 	bool dropped);
 static void iscsi_check_send_delayed_tm_resp(struct iscsi_session *sess);
+static void req_cmnd_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req);
 static int cmnd_insert_data_wait_hash(struct iscsi_cmnd *cmnd);
 static void iscsi_cmnd_init_write(struct iscsi_cmnd *rsp, int flags);
 static void iscsi_set_resid_no_scst_cmd(struct iscsi_cmnd *rsp);
@@ -643,6 +644,7 @@ out:
 	TRACE_EXIT();
 	return;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(req_cmnd_release_force);
 
 void req_cmnd_pre_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req)
 {
@@ -710,7 +712,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(req_cmnd_pre_release);
  * Corresponding conn may also get destroyed after this function, except only
  * if it's called from the read thread!
  */
-void req_cmnd_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req)
+static void req_cmnd_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req)
 {
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
@@ -720,7 +722,6 @@ void req_cmnd_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req)
 	TRACE_EXIT();
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(req_cmnd_release);
 
 /*
  * Corresponding conn may also get destroyed after this function, except only
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h
index 6410a9cd0..3e3c8f18c 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/iscsi.h
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ extern void iscsi_set_resid(struct iscsi_cmnd *rsp);
 extern int iscsi_init_conn(struct iscsi_session *session,
 	struct iscsi_kern_conn_info *info, struct iscsi_conn *conn);
 extern void req_cmnd_pre_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req);
-extern void req_cmnd_release(struct iscsi_cmnd *req);
 extern struct iscsi_cmnd *create_status_rsp(struct iscsi_cmnd *req,
 	int status, const u8 *sense_buf, int sense_len);
 extern int iscsi_cmnd_set_write_buf(struct iscsi_cmnd *req);
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.c
index bf32f6093..8095f7cc8 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/isert.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void isert_pdu_err(struct iscsi_cmnd *pdu)
 		 * for same PDU with multiple RDMAs case
 		 */
 		if (pdu->on_write_timeout_list)
-			req_cmnd_release(pdu);
+			req_cmnd_release_force(pdu);
 	}
 }