diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index d4c7928a0f361..40969b683fdd6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ isert_accept_np(struct iscsi_np *np, struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 accept_wait:
 	ret = down_interruptible(&isert_np->np_sem);
-	if (max_accept > 5)
+	if (ret || max_accept > 5)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);