diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index 768f250680d9..1376501ee3d0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -543,16 +543,22 @@ static void ft_send_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	fc_seq_set_resp(cmd->seq, ft_recv_seq, cmd);
 	cmd->se_cmd.tag = fc_seq_exch(cmd->seq)->rxid;
+
 	/*
 	 * Use a single se_cmd->cmd_kref as we expect to release se_cmd
 	 * directly from ft_check_stop_free callback in response path.
 	 */
-	if (target_submit_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, cmd->sess->se_sess, fcp->fc_cdb,
-			      &cmd->ft_sense_buffer[0], scsilun_to_int(&fcp->fc_lun),
-			      ntohl(fcp->fc_dl), task_attr, data_dir,
-			      TARGET_SCF_ACK_KREF))
+	if (target_init_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, cmd->sess->se_sess,
+			    &cmd->ft_sense_buffer[0],
+			    scsilun_to_int(&fcp->fc_lun), ntohl(fcp->fc_dl),
+			    task_attr, data_dir, TARGET_SCF_ACK_KREF))
 		goto err;
 
+	if (target_submit_prep(&cmd->se_cmd, fcp->fc_cdb, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
+			       NULL, 0))
+		return;
+
+	target_submit(&cmd->se_cmd);
 	pr_debug("r_ctl %x target_submit_cmd %p\n", fh->fh_r_ctl, cmd);
 	return;