diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 155fe0e0623f..2d93946cb6c2 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -2177,6 +2177,7 @@ iscsit_setup_text_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 	cmd->cmd_sn		= be32_to_cpu(hdr->cmdsn);
 	cmd->exp_stat_sn	= be32_to_cpu(hdr->exp_statsn);
 	cmd->data_direction	= DMA_NONE;
+	kfree(cmd->text_in_ptr);
 	cmd->text_in_ptr	= NULL;
 
 	return 0;