diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 6346a91..0ad484f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_conn_failure);
 
-static int iscsi_xmit_imm_task(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+static int iscsi_xmit_mtask(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
 	struct iscsi_hdr *hdr = conn->mtask->hdr;
 	int rc, was_logout = 0;
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	/* done with this in-progress mtask */
+	conn->mtask = NULL;
+
 	if (was_logout) {
 		set_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx);
 		return -ENODATA;
@@ -643,11 +646,9 @@
 		conn->ctask = NULL;
 	}
 	if (conn->mtask) {
-		rc = iscsi_xmit_imm_task(conn);
+		rc = iscsi_xmit_mtask(conn);
 	        if (rc)
 		        goto again;
-		/* done with this in-progress mtask */
-		conn->mtask = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* process immediate first */
@@ -658,12 +659,10 @@
 			list_add_tail(&conn->mtask->running,
 				      &conn->mgmt_run_list);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
-			rc = iscsi_xmit_imm_task(conn);
+			rc = iscsi_xmit_mtask(conn);
 		        if (rc)
 			        goto again;
 	        }
-		/* done with this mtask */
-		conn->mtask = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* process command queue */
@@ -701,12 +700,10 @@
 			list_add_tail(&conn->mtask->running,
 				      &conn->mgmt_run_list);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&conn->session->lock);
-		        rc = tt->xmit_mgmt_task(conn, conn->mtask);
-			if (rc)
+			rc = iscsi_xmit_mtask(conn);
+		        if (rc)
 			        goto again;
 	        }
-		/* done with this mtask */
-		conn->mtask = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return -ENODATA;