diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 8fd359cb7da0a..3a179302b9044 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1522,6 +1522,10 @@ int iscsit_setup_nop_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 	if (hdr->itt == RESERVED_ITT && !(hdr->opcode & ISCSI_OP_IMMEDIATE)) {
 		pr_err("NOPOUT ITT is reserved, but Immediate Bit is"
 			" not set, protocol error.\n");
+		if (!cmd)
+			return iscsit_add_reject(conn, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+						 (unsigned char *)hdr);
+
 		return iscsit_reject_cmd(cmd, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
 					 (unsigned char *)hdr);
 	}
@@ -1531,6 +1535,10 @@ int iscsit_setup_nop_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 			" greater than MaxXmitDataSegmentLength: %u, protocol"
 			" error.\n", payload_length,
 			conn->conn_ops->MaxXmitDataSegmentLength);
+		if (!cmd)
+			return iscsit_add_reject(conn, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+						 (unsigned char *)hdr);
+
 		return iscsit_reject_cmd(cmd, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
 					 (unsigned char *)hdr);
 	}