diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 27951ea05dd4..4e10457e3ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -2217,6 +2217,25 @@ static void iscsi_stop_conn(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn, int flag)
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "Stopping conn done.\n");
 }
 
+static void iscsi_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn, bool is_active)
+{
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *session = iscsi_conn_to_session(conn);
+	struct iscsi_endpoint *ep;
+
+	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "disconnect ep.\n");
+	conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_FAILED;
+
+	if (!conn->ep || !session->transport->ep_disconnect)
+		return;
+
+	ep = conn->ep;
+	conn->ep = NULL;
+
+	session->transport->unbind_conn(conn, is_active);
+	session->transport->ep_disconnect(ep);
+	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "disconnect ep done.\n");
+}
+
 static int iscsi_if_stop_conn(struct iscsi_transport *transport,
 			      struct iscsi_uevent *ev)
 {
@@ -2257,25 +2276,6 @@ static int iscsi_if_stop_conn(struct iscsi_transport *transport,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void iscsi_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn, bool is_active)
-{
-	struct iscsi_cls_session *session = iscsi_conn_to_session(conn);
-	struct iscsi_endpoint *ep;
-
-	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "disconnect ep.\n");
-	conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_FAILED;
-
-	if (!conn->ep || !session->transport->ep_disconnect)
-		return;
-
-	ep = conn->ep;
-	conn->ep = NULL;
-
-	session->transport->unbind_conn(conn, is_active);
-	session->transport->ep_disconnect(ep);
-	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "disconnect ep done.\n");
-}
-
 static void iscsi_cleanup_conn_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct iscsi_cls_conn,