diff --git a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
index 0ee725ced51104944b1d5ef56339a7e4fde0578c..02143af7c1af6234a27d416b6e5e8a3df370c057 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static void iscsi_sw_tcp_conn_stop(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, int flag)
 	set_bit(ISCSI_SUSPEND_BIT, &conn->suspend_rx);
 	write_unlock_bh(&tcp_sw_conn->sock->sk->sk_callback_lock);
 
-	if (sock->sk->sk_sleep && waitqueue_active(sock->sk->sk_sleep)) {
+	if (sock->sk->sk_sleep) {
 		sock->sk->sk_err = EIO;
 		wake_up_interruptible(sock->sk->sk_sleep);
 	}