diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
index 2826540..9c53916 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
@@ -355,4 +355,11 @@
 
 int iser_conn_state_comp(struct iser_conn *ib_conn,
 			 enum iser_ib_conn_state comp);
+
+int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
+			    struct iser_data_buf       *data,
+			    enum   iser_data_dir       iser_dir,
+			    enum   dma_data_direction  dma_dir);
+
+void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
index 14ae61e..9b3d79c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
@@ -66,42 +66,6 @@
 	dto->regd_vector_len++;
 }
 
-static int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
-				  struct iser_data_buf       *data,
-				  enum   iser_data_dir       iser_dir,
-				  enum   dma_data_direction  dma_dir)
-{
-	struct device *dma_device;
-
-	iser_ctask->dir[iser_dir] = 1;
-	dma_device = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device->dma_device;
-
-	data->dma_nents = dma_map_sg(dma_device, data->buf, data->size, dma_dir);
-	if (data->dma_nents == 0) {
-		iser_err("dma_map_sg failed!!!\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
-{
-	struct device  *dma_device;
-	struct iser_data_buf *data;
-
-	dma_device = iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device->dma_device;
-
-	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
-		data = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
-		dma_unmap_sg(dma_device, data->buf, data->size, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-	}
-
-	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT]) {
-		data = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
-		dma_unmap_sg(dma_device, data->buf, data->size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-	}
-}
-
 /* Register user buffer memory and initialize passive rdma
  *  dto descriptor. Total data size is stored in
  *  iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN].data_len
@@ -699,14 +663,19 @@
 void iser_ctask_rdma_finalize(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
 {
 	int deferred;
+	int is_rdma_aligned = 1;
 
 	/* if we were reading, copy back to unaligned sglist,
 	 * anyway dma_unmap and free the copy
 	 */
-	if (iser_ctask->data_copy[ISER_DIR_IN].copy_buf != NULL)
+	if (iser_ctask->data_copy[ISER_DIR_IN].copy_buf != NULL) {
+		is_rdma_aligned = 0;
 		iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_ctask, ISER_DIR_IN);
-	if (iser_ctask->data_copy[ISER_DIR_OUT].copy_buf != NULL)
+	}
+	if (iser_ctask->data_copy[ISER_DIR_OUT].copy_buf != NULL) {
+		is_rdma_aligned = 0;
 		iser_finalize_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_ctask, ISER_DIR_OUT);
+	}
 
 	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
 		deferred = iser_regd_buff_release
@@ -726,7 +695,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_ctask);
+       /* if the data was unaligned, it was already unmapped and then copied */
+       if (is_rdma_aligned)
+		iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_ctask);
 }
 
 void iser_dto_buffs_release(struct iser_dto *dto)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c
index d0b03f4..0606744 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_memory.c
@@ -369,6 +369,44 @@
 	}
 }
 
+int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask,
+			    struct iser_data_buf       *data,
+			    enum   iser_data_dir       iser_dir,
+			    enum   dma_data_direction  dma_dir)
+{
+	struct device *dma_device;
+
+	iser_ctask->dir[iser_dir] = 1;
+	dma_device =
+		iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device->dma_device;
+
+	data->dma_nents = dma_map_sg(dma_device, data->buf, data->size, dma_dir);
+	if (data->dma_nents == 0) {
+		iser_err("dma_map_sg failed!!!\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void iser_dma_unmap_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_cmd_task *iser_ctask)
+{
+	struct device  *dma_device;
+	struct iser_data_buf *data;
+
+	dma_device =
+		iser_ctask->iser_conn->ib_conn->device->ib_device->dma_device;
+
+	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_IN]) {
+		data = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_IN];
+		dma_unmap_sg(dma_device, data->buf, data->size, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	}
+
+	if (iser_ctask->dir[ISER_DIR_OUT]) {
+		data = &iser_ctask->data[ISER_DIR_OUT];
+		dma_unmap_sg(dma_device, data->buf, data->size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * iser_reg_rdma_mem - Registers memory intended for RDMA,
  * obtaining rkey and va
@@ -394,6 +432,10 @@
 		iser_err("rdma alignment violation %d/%d aligned\n",
 			 aligned_len, mem->size);
 		iser_data_buf_dump(mem);
+
+		/* unmap the command data before accessing it */
+		iser_dma_unmap_task_data(iser_ctask);
+
 		/* allocate copy buf, if we are writing, copy the */
 		/* unaligned scatterlist, dma map the copy        */
 		if (iser_start_rdma_unaligned_sg(iser_ctask, cmd_dir) != 0)