diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 1cadc9eefa21a4..8b698432aea54f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -3110,7 +3110,6 @@ static void target_tmr_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
 		goto check_stop;
 	}
-	cmd->t_state = TRANSPORT_ISTATE_PROCESSING;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
 
 	cmd->se_tfo->queue_tm_rsp(cmd);
@@ -3123,11 +3122,25 @@ int transport_generic_handle_tmr(
 	struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
+	bool aborted = false;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
-	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE;
+	if (cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED) {
+		aborted = true;
+	} else {
+		cmd->t_state = TRANSPORT_ISTATE_PROCESSING;
+		cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
 
+	if (aborted) {
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("handle_tmr caught CMD_T_ABORTED TMR %d"
+			"ref_tag: %llu tag: %llu\n", cmd->se_tmr_req->function,
+			cmd->se_tmr_req->ref_task_tag, cmd->tag);
+		transport_cmd_check_stop_to_fabric(cmd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	INIT_WORK(&cmd->work, target_tmr_work);
 	queue_work(cmd->se_dev->tmr_wq, &cmd->work);
 	return 0;