diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 02182ab..0086719 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@
 		 */
 		send_sig(SIGINT, np->np_thread, 1);
 		kthread_stop(np->np_thread);
+		np->np_thread = NULL;
 	}
 
 	np->np_transport->iscsit_free_np(np);