diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index 884db3ddf5771..e6515791e6e3c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,7 @@ static struct iscsi_conn *iscsit_alloc_conn(struct iscsi_np *np)
 	timer_setup(&conn->nopin_response_timer,
 		    iscsit_handle_nopin_response_timeout, 0);
 	timer_setup(&conn->nopin_timer, iscsit_handle_nopin_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&conn->login_timer, iscsit_login_timeout, 0);
 
 	if (iscsit_conn_set_transport(conn, np->np_transport) < 0)
 		goto free_conn;
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
index c3069aaaf33da..acfc0fc29fd59 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
@@ -479,12 +479,18 @@ static int iscsi_target_do_login(struct iscsi_conn *, struct iscsi_login *);
 
 static bool __iscsi_target_sk_check_close(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE_WAIT || sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {
-		pr_debug("__iscsi_target_sk_check_close: TCP_CLOSE_WAIT|TCP_CLOSE,"
-			"returning FALSE\n");
+	switch (sk->sk_state) {
+	case TCP_FIN_WAIT1:
+	case TCP_FIN_WAIT2:
+	case TCP_CLOSE_WAIT:
+	case TCP_LAST_ACK:
+	case TCP_CLOSE:
+		pr_debug("__iscsi_target_sk_check_close: socket closing,"
+			"returning TRUE\n");
 		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
 	}
-	return false;
 }
 
 static bool iscsi_target_sk_check_close(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
@@ -542,25 +548,6 @@ static void iscsi_target_login_drop(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_login
 	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, zero_tsih, true);
 }
 
-struct conn_timeout {
-	struct timer_list timer;
-	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
-};
-
-static void iscsi_target_login_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
-{
-	struct conn_timeout *timeout = from_timer(timeout, t, timer);
-	struct iscsi_conn *conn = timeout->conn;
-
-	pr_debug("Entering iscsi_target_login_timeout >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
-
-	if (conn->login_kworker) {
-		pr_debug("Sending SIGINT to conn->login_kworker %s/%d\n",
-			 conn->login_kworker->comm, conn->login_kworker->pid);
-		send_sig(SIGINT, conn->login_kworker, 1);
-	}
-}
-
 static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = container_of(work,
@@ -569,7 +556,6 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct iscsi_np *np = login->np;
 	struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg = conn->tpg;
 	struct iscsi_tpg_np *tpg_np = conn->tpg_np;
-	struct conn_timeout timeout;
 	int rc, zero_tsih = login->zero_tsih;
 	bool state;
 
@@ -607,14 +593,7 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 	conn->login_kworker = current;
 	allow_signal(SIGINT);
 
-	timeout.conn = conn;
-	timer_setup_on_stack(&timeout.timer, iscsi_target_login_timeout, 0);
-	mod_timer(&timeout.timer, jiffies + TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-	pr_debug("Starting login timer for %s/%d\n", current->comm, current->pid);
-
 	rc = conn->conn_transport->iscsit_get_login_rx(conn, login);
-	del_timer_sync(&timeout.timer);
-	destroy_timer_on_stack(&timeout.timer);
 	flush_signals(current);
 	conn->login_kworker = NULL;
 
@@ -631,6 +610,7 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (iscsi_target_sk_check_and_clear(conn, LOGIN_FLAGS_READ_ACTIVE))
 			goto err;
 	} else if (rc == 1) {
+		iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 		iscsi_target_nego_release(conn);
 		iscsi_post_login_handler(np, conn, zero_tsih);
 		iscsit_deaccess_np(np, tpg, tpg_np);
@@ -639,6 +619,7 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 
 err:
 	iscsi_target_restore_sock_callbacks(conn);
+	iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 	iscsi_target_login_drop(conn, login);
 	iscsit_deaccess_np(np, tpg, tpg_np);
 }
@@ -1283,6 +1264,9 @@ int iscsi_target_start_negotiation(
 		set_bit(LOGIN_FLAGS_INITIAL_PDU, &conn->login_flags);
 		write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	}
+
+	iscsit_start_login_timer(conn);
+
 	/*
 	 * If iscsi_target_do_login returns zero to signal more PDU
 	 * exchanges are required to complete the login, go ahead and
@@ -1301,8 +1285,10 @@ int iscsi_target_start_negotiation(
 		iscsi_target_restore_sock_callbacks(conn);
 		iscsi_remove_failed_auth_entry(conn);
 	}
-	if (ret != 0)
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 		iscsi_target_nego_release(conn);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
index 89183b3b178ff..bb623a068fd22 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,34 @@ void iscsit_stop_nopin_timer(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->nopin_timer_lock);
 }
 
+void iscsit_login_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = from_timer(conn, t, login_timer);
+
+	pr_debug("Entering iscsi_target_login_timeout >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
+
+	if (conn->login_kworker) {
+		pr_debug("Sending SIGINT to conn->login_kworker %s/%d\n",
+		conn->login_kworker->comm, conn->login_kworker->pid);
+		send_sig(SIGINT, conn->login_kworker, 1);
+	} else {
+		pr_debug("Shutting down the socket.\n");
+		kernel_sock_shutdown(conn->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+	}
+}
+
+void iscsit_start_login_timer(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+{
+       pr_debug("Login timer started\n");
+       mod_timer(&conn->login_timer, jiffies + TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+}
+
+void iscsit_stop_login_timer(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+{
+       pr_debug("Login timer stopped\n");
+       del_timer_sync(&conn->login_timer);
+}
+
 int iscsit_send_tx_data(
 	struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn,
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
index 68e84803b0a1a..0b7a2a66ef7ae 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ extern void iscsit_handle_nopin_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 extern void __iscsit_start_nopin_timer(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_start_nopin_timer(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_stop_nopin_timer(struct iscsi_conn *);
+extern void iscsit_login_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
+extern void iscsit_start_login_timer(struct iscsi_conn *);
+extern void iscsit_stop_login_timer(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern int iscsit_send_tx_data(struct iscsi_cmd *, struct iscsi_conn *, int);
 extern int iscsit_fe_sendpage_sg(struct iscsi_cmd *, struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern int iscsit_tx_login_rsp(struct iscsi_conn *, u8, u8);
diff --git a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
index b3441f2e7c7a5..7dba3fb1eef45 100644
--- a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
+++ b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ struct iscsi_conn {
 	struct timer_list	nopin_timer;
 	struct timer_list	nopin_response_timer;
 	struct timer_list	transport_timer;
+	struct timer_list       login_timer;
 	struct task_struct	*login_kworker;
 	/* Spinlock used for add/deleting cmd's from conn_cmd_list */
 	spinlock_t		cmd_lock;