diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index d57d10cb2e47..0aa04a0b91de 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1413,8 +1413,10 @@ static int iscsit_handle_data_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn, unsigned char *buf)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&cmd->istate_lock);
 
 		iscsit_stop_dataout_timer(cmd);
-		return (!ooo_cmdsn) ? transport_generic_handle_data(
-					&cmd->se_cmd) : 0;
+		if (ooo_cmdsn)
+			return 0;
+		target_execute_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd);
+		return 0;
 	} else /* DATAOUT_CANNOT_RECOVER */
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl1.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl1.c
index ecdd46deedda..3df8a2cef86f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl1.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl1.c
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ int iscsit_execute_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd, int ooo)
 		if (cmd->immediate_data) {
 			if (cmd->cmd_flags & ICF_GOT_LAST_DATAOUT) {
 				spin_unlock_bh(&cmd->istate_lock);
-				return transport_generic_handle_data(
-						&cmd->se_cmd);
+				target_execute_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd);
+				return 0;
 			}
 			spin_unlock_bh(&cmd->istate_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tmr.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tmr.c
index 1f7552986168..f62fe123d902 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tmr.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tmr.c
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ static int iscsit_task_reassign_complete_write(
 			pr_debug("WRITE ITT: 0x%08x: t_state: %d"
 				" never sent to transport\n",
 				cmd->init_task_tag, cmd->se_cmd.t_state);
-			return transport_generic_handle_data(se_cmd);
+			target_execute_cmd(se_cmd);
+			return 0;
 		}
 
 		cmd->i_state = ISTATE_SEND_STATUS;