diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
index 9b34946eb00d960b71be20ab4d4eff6de50a8598..8a1bfb7277c8a8d5f4141d57c812c1bfa8621edf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
@@ -305,10 +305,18 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 {
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
+	struct iser_conn *ib_conn = iser_conn->ib_conn;
 
-	if (iser_conn->ib_conn)
-		iser_conn->ib_conn->iser_conn = NULL;
 	iscsi_conn_teardown(cls_conn);
+	/*
+	 * Userspace will normally call the stop callback and
+	 * already have freed the ib_conn, but if it goofed up then
+	 * we free it here.
+	 */
+	if (ib_conn) {
+		ib_conn->iser_conn = NULL;
+		iser_conn_put(ib_conn);
+	}
 }
 
 static int
@@ -340,12 +348,29 @@ iscsi_iser_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 	iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
 	ib_conn->iser_conn = iser_conn;
 	iser_conn->ib_conn  = ib_conn;
+	iser_conn_get(ib_conn);
 
 	conn->recv_lock = &iser_conn->lock;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+iscsi_iser_conn_stop(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, int flag)
+{
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
+	struct iser_conn *ib_conn = iser_conn->ib_conn;
+
+	iscsi_conn_stop(cls_conn, flag);
+	/*
+	 * There is no unbind event so the stop callback
+	 * must release the ref from the bind.
+	 */
+	iser_conn_put(ib_conn);
+	iser_conn->ib_conn = NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 iscsi_iser_conn_start(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 {
@@ -564,6 +589,17 @@ iscsi_iser_ep_disconnect(__u64 ep_handle)
 	if (!ib_conn)
 		return;
 
+	if (ib_conn->iser_conn)
+		/*
+		 * Must suspend xmit path if the ep is bound to the
+		 * iscsi_conn, so we know we are not accessing the ib_conn
+		 * when we free it.
+		 *
+		 * This may not be bound if the ep poll failed.
+		 */
+		iscsi_suspend_tx(ib_conn->iser_conn->iscsi_conn);
+
+
 	iser_err("ib conn %p state %d\n",ib_conn, ib_conn->state);
 	iser_conn_terminate(ib_conn);
 }
@@ -622,7 +658,7 @@ static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport = {
 	.get_conn_param		= iscsi_conn_get_param,
 	.get_session_param	= iscsi_session_get_param,
 	.start_conn             = iscsi_iser_conn_start,
-	.stop_conn              = iscsi_conn_stop,
+	.stop_conn              = iscsi_iser_conn_stop,
 	/* iscsi host params */
 	.get_host_param		= iscsi_host_get_param,
 	.set_host_param		= iscsi_host_set_param,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
index 66a2f30ada01f425554b2c4d3576483f00ff3416..bd5c1a554ea6b1a5a8eab5f3a704e79706f216a5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ struct iser_device {
 struct iser_conn {
 	struct iscsi_iser_conn       *iser_conn; /* iser conn for upcalls  */
 	enum iser_ib_conn_state	     state;	    /* rdma connection state   */
+	atomic_t		     refcount;
 	spinlock_t		     lock;	    /* used for state changes  */
 	struct iser_device           *device;       /* device context          */
 	struct rdma_cm_id            *cma_id;       /* CMA ID		       */
@@ -314,6 +315,10 @@ void iscsi_iser_recv(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 
 int  iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn **ib_conn);
 
+void iser_conn_get(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
+
+void iser_conn_put(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
+
 void iser_conn_terminate(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
 
 void iser_rcv_completion(struct iser_desc *desc,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
index d19cfe605ebb082786e842515bcad80dfab41bde..5daed2bd710efc32b9b0301899e41808213b2c34 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
@@ -328,6 +328,17 @@ static void iser_conn_release(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 	kfree(ib_conn);
 }
 
+void iser_conn_get(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&ib_conn->refcount);
+}
+
+void iser_conn_put(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ib_conn->refcount))
+		iser_conn_release(ib_conn);
+}
+
 /**
  * triggers start of the disconnect procedures and wait for them to be done
  */
@@ -349,7 +360,7 @@ void iser_conn_terminate(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 	wait_event_interruptible(ib_conn->wait,
 				 ib_conn->state == ISER_CONN_DOWN);
 
-	iser_conn_release(ib_conn);
+	iser_conn_put(ib_conn);
 }
 
 static void iser_connect_error(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id)
@@ -496,6 +507,7 @@ int iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn **ibconn)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ib_conn->wait);
 	atomic_set(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count, 0);
 	atomic_set(&ib_conn->post_send_buf_count, 0);
+	atomic_set(&ib_conn->refcount, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ib_conn->conn_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&ib_conn->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 784a935fad4afaac5b99caef8e4b07155e38b159..79bc49fd7f12c05e622b3ec3c17f804e0e3077c5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -1383,11 +1383,12 @@ static void fail_all_commands(struct iscsi_conn *conn, unsigned lun,
 	}
 }
 
-static void iscsi_suspend_tx(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
+void iscsi_suspend_tx(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
 	set_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_tx);
 	scsi_flush_work(conn->session->host);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_suspend_tx);
 
 static void iscsi_start_tx(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 {