diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index fa17b3cd8..e13d40452 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -5604,7 +5604,7 @@ again:
 
 				someth_done = true;
 
-				if (++thr_cnt == 3)
+				if (++thr_cnt == 2)
 					break;
 				else {
 					spin_lock_irq(&thr->thr_cmd_list_lock);