diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index fbf029147f5f..797abf4f5399 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -678,7 +678,8 @@ __iscsi_conn_send_pdu(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_hdr *hdr,
 	struct iscsi_task *task;
 	itt_t itt;
 
-	if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE)
+	if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE ||
+	    !test_bit(ISCSI_CONN_FLAG_BOUND, &conn->flags))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (opcode == ISCSI_OP_LOGIN || opcode == ISCSI_OP_TEXT) {
@@ -2214,6 +2215,8 @@ void iscsi_conn_unbind(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, bool is_active)
 	iscsi_suspend_tx(conn);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
+	clear_bit(ISCSI_CONN_FLAG_BOUND, &conn->flags);
+
 	if (!is_active) {
 		/*
 		 * if logout timed out before userspace could even send a PDU
@@ -3317,6 +3320,8 @@ int iscsi_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 	if (is_leading)
 		session->leadconn = conn;
+
+	set_bit(ISCSI_CONN_FLAG_BOUND, &conn->flags);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&session->frwd_lock);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
index 84086c240228..d0a24779c52d 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ enum {
 /* Connection flags */
 #define ISCSI_CONN_FLAG_SUSPEND_TX	BIT(0)
 #define ISCSI_CONN_FLAG_SUSPEND_RX	BIT(1)
-
+#define ISCSI_CONN_FLAG_BOUND		BIT(2)
 
 #define ISCSI_ITT_MASK			0x1fff
 #define ISCSI_TOTAL_CMDS_MAX		4096