diff --git a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
index c76f82fb8b636..15f4529089262 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
@@ -771,13 +771,12 @@ static int iscsi_sw_tcp_conn_set_param(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn,
 		iscsi_set_param(cls_conn, param, buf, buflen);
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_PARAM_DATADGST_EN:
-		iscsi_set_param(cls_conn, param, buf, buflen);
-
 		mutex_lock(&tcp_sw_conn->sock_lock);
 		if (!tcp_sw_conn->sock) {
 			mutex_unlock(&tcp_sw_conn->sock_lock);
 			return -ENOTCONN;
 		}
+		iscsi_set_param(cls_conn, param, buf, buflen);
 		tcp_sw_conn->sendpage = conn->datadgst_en ?
 			sock_no_sendpage : tcp_sw_conn->sock->ops->sendpage;
 		mutex_unlock(&tcp_sw_conn->sock_lock);