diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index baf4da7bb3b4..d3bd005cdc65 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ struct iscsi_np *iscsit_add_np(
 	init_completion(&np->np_restart_comp);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&np->np_list);
 
-	timer_setup(&np->np_login_timer, iscsi_handle_login_thread_timeout, 0);
-
 	ret = iscsi_target_setup_login_socket(np, sockaddr);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		kfree(np);
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index 27e448c2d066..3e49573289bb 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -811,59 +811,6 @@ void iscsi_post_login_handler(
 	iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count(conn);
 }
 
-void iscsi_handle_login_thread_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
-{
-	struct iscsi_np *np = from_timer(np, t, np_login_timer);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-	pr_err("iSCSI Login timeout on Network Portal %pISpc\n",
-			&np->np_sockaddr);
-
-	if (np->np_login_timer_flags & ISCSI_TF_STOP) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (np->np_thread)
-		send_sig(SIGINT, np->np_thread, 1);
-
-	np->np_login_timer_flags &= ~ISCSI_TF_RUNNING;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-}
-
-static void iscsi_start_login_thread_timer(struct iscsi_np *np)
-{
-	/*
-	 * This used the TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT constant because at this
-	 * point we do not have access to ISCSI_TPG_ATTRIB(tpg)->login_timeout
-	 */
-	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-	np->np_login_timer_flags &= ~ISCSI_TF_STOP;
-	np->np_login_timer_flags |= ISCSI_TF_RUNNING;
-	mod_timer(&np->np_login_timer, jiffies + TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-
-	pr_debug("Added timeout timer to iSCSI login request for"
-			" %u seconds.\n", TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-}
-
-static void iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(struct iscsi_np *np)
-{
-	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-	if (!(np->np_login_timer_flags & ISCSI_TF_RUNNING)) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-		return;
-	}
-	np->np_login_timer_flags |= ISCSI_TF_STOP;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-
-	del_timer_sync(&np->np_login_timer);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-	np->np_login_timer_flags &= ~ISCSI_TF_RUNNING;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
-}
-
 int iscsit_setup_np(
 	struct iscsi_np *np,
 	struct sockaddr_storage *sockaddr)
@@ -1123,10 +1070,13 @@ static struct iscsit_conn *iscsit_alloc_conn(struct iscsi_np *np)
 	spin_lock_init(&conn->nopin_timer_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&conn->response_queue_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&conn->state_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&conn->login_worker_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&conn->login_timer_lock);
 
 	timer_setup(&conn->nopin_response_timer,
 		    iscsit_handle_nopin_response_timeout, 0);
 	timer_setup(&conn->nopin_timer, iscsit_handle_nopin_timeout, 0);
+	timer_setup(&conn->login_timer, iscsit_login_timeout, 0);
 
 	if (iscsit_conn_set_transport(conn, np->np_transport) < 0)
 		goto free_conn;
@@ -1297,7 +1247,7 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 		goto new_sess_out;
 	}
 
-	iscsi_start_login_thread_timer(np);
+	iscsit_start_login_timer(conn, current);
 
 	pr_debug("Moving to TARG_CONN_STATE_XPT_UP.\n");
 	conn->conn_state = TARG_CONN_STATE_XPT_UP;
@@ -1410,8 +1360,6 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto new_sess_out;
 
-	iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(np);
-
 	if (ret == 1) {
 		tpg_np = conn->tpg_np;
 
@@ -1427,7 +1375,7 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 new_sess_out:
 	new_sess = true;
 old_sess_out:
-	iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(np);
+	iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 	tpg_np = conn->tpg_np;
 	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, zero_tsih, new_sess);
 	new_sess = false;
@@ -1441,7 +1389,6 @@ static int __iscsi_target_login_thread(struct iscsi_np *np)
 	return 1;
 
 exit:
-	iscsi_stop_login_thread_timer(np);
 	spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
 	np->np_thread_state = ISCSI_NP_THREAD_EXIT;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
index 24040c118e49..4164977c170e 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
@@ -535,25 +535,6 @@ static void iscsi_target_login_drop(struct iscsit_conn *conn, struct iscsi_login
 	iscsi_target_login_sess_out(conn, zero_tsih, true);
 }
 
-struct conn_timeout {
-	struct timer_list timer;
-	struct iscsit_conn *conn;
-};
-
-static void iscsi_target_login_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
-{
-	struct conn_timeout *timeout = from_timer(timeout, t, timer);
-	struct iscsit_conn *conn = timeout->conn;
-
-	pr_debug("Entering iscsi_target_login_timeout >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
-
-	if (conn->login_kworker) {
-		pr_debug("Sending SIGINT to conn->login_kworker %s/%d\n",
-			 conn->login_kworker->comm, conn->login_kworker->pid);
-		send_sig(SIGINT, conn->login_kworker, 1);
-	}
-}
-
 static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct iscsit_conn *conn = container_of(work,
@@ -562,12 +543,15 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct iscsi_np *np = login->np;
 	struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg = conn->tpg;
 	struct iscsi_tpg_np *tpg_np = conn->tpg_np;
-	struct conn_timeout timeout;
 	int rc, zero_tsih = login->zero_tsih;
 	bool state;
 
 	pr_debug("entering iscsi_target_do_login_rx, conn: %p, %s:%d\n",
 			conn, current->comm, current->pid);
+
+	spin_lock(&conn->login_worker_lock);
+	set_bit(LOGIN_FLAGS_WORKER_RUNNING, &conn->login_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&conn->login_worker_lock);
 	/*
 	 * If iscsi_target_do_login_rx() has been invoked by ->sk_data_ready()
 	 * before initial PDU processing in iscsi_target_start_negotiation()
@@ -597,19 +581,16 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	conn->login_kworker = current;
 	allow_signal(SIGINT);
-
-	timeout.conn = conn;
-	timer_setup_on_stack(&timeout.timer, iscsi_target_login_timeout, 0);
-	mod_timer(&timeout.timer, jiffies + TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-	pr_debug("Starting login timer for %s/%d\n", current->comm, current->pid);
+	rc = iscsit_set_login_timer_kworker(conn, current);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		/* The login timer has already expired */
+		pr_debug("iscsi_target_do_login_rx, login failed\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	rc = conn->conn_transport->iscsit_get_login_rx(conn, login);
-	del_timer_sync(&timeout.timer);
-	destroy_timer_on_stack(&timeout.timer);
 	flush_signals(current);
-	conn->login_kworker = NULL;
 
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -646,7 +627,16 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (iscsi_target_sk_check_and_clear(conn,
 						    LOGIN_FLAGS_WRITE_ACTIVE))
 			goto err;
+
+		/* Set the login timer thread pointer to NULL to prevent the
+		 * login process from getting stuck if the initiator
+		 * stops sending data.
+		 */
+		rc = iscsit_set_login_timer_kworker(conn, NULL);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			goto err;
 	} else if (rc == 1) {
+		iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 		cancel_delayed_work(&conn->login_work);
 		iscsi_target_nego_release(conn);
 		iscsi_post_login_handler(np, conn, zero_tsih);
@@ -656,6 +646,7 @@ static void iscsi_target_do_login_rx(struct work_struct *work)
 
 err:
 	iscsi_target_restore_sock_callbacks(conn);
+	iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&conn->login_work);
 	iscsi_target_login_drop(conn, login);
 	iscsit_deaccess_np(np, tpg, tpg_np);
@@ -1368,14 +1359,29 @@ int iscsi_target_start_negotiation(
 	 * and perform connection cleanup now.
 	 */
 	ret = iscsi_target_do_login(conn, login);
-	if (!ret && iscsi_target_sk_check_and_clear(conn, LOGIN_FLAGS_INITIAL_PDU))
-		ret = -1;
+	if (!ret) {
+		spin_lock(&conn->login_worker_lock);
+
+		if (iscsi_target_sk_check_and_clear(conn, LOGIN_FLAGS_INITIAL_PDU))
+			ret = -1;
+		else if (!test_bit(LOGIN_FLAGS_WORKER_RUNNING, &conn->login_flags)) {
+			if (iscsit_set_login_timer_kworker(conn, NULL) < 0) {
+				/* The timeout has expired already.
+				 * Schedule login_work to perform the cleanup.
+				 */
+				schedule_delayed_work(&conn->login_work, 0);
+			}
+		}
+
+		spin_unlock(&conn->login_worker_lock);
+	}
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		iscsi_target_restore_sock_callbacks(conn);
 		iscsi_remove_failed_auth_entry(conn);
 	}
 	if (ret != 0) {
+		iscsit_stop_login_timer(conn);
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->login_work);
 		iscsi_target_nego_release(conn);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
index 26dc8ed3045b..b14835fcb033 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
@@ -1040,6 +1040,57 @@ void iscsit_stop_nopin_timer(struct iscsit_conn *conn)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->nopin_timer_lock);
 }
 
+void iscsit_login_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct iscsit_conn *conn = from_timer(conn, t, login_timer);
+	struct iscsi_login *login = conn->login;
+
+	pr_debug("Entering iscsi_target_login_timeout >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&conn->login_timer_lock);
+	login->login_failed = 1;
+
+	if (conn->login_kworker) {
+		pr_debug("Sending SIGINT to conn->login_kworker %s/%d\n",
+			 conn->login_kworker->comm, conn->login_kworker->pid);
+		send_sig(SIGINT, conn->login_kworker, 1);
+	} else {
+		schedule_delayed_work(&conn->login_work, 0);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->login_timer_lock);
+}
+
+void iscsit_start_login_timer(struct iscsit_conn *conn, struct task_struct *kthr)
+{
+	pr_debug("Login timer started\n");
+
+	conn->login_kworker = kthr;
+	mod_timer(&conn->login_timer, jiffies + TA_LOGIN_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+}
+
+int iscsit_set_login_timer_kworker(struct iscsit_conn *conn, struct task_struct *kthr)
+{
+	struct iscsi_login *login = conn->login;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&conn->login_timer_lock);
+	if (login->login_failed) {
+		/* The timer has already expired */
+		ret = -1;
+	} else {
+		conn->login_kworker = kthr;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->login_timer_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void iscsit_stop_login_timer(struct iscsit_conn *conn)
+{
+	pr_debug("Login timer stopped\n");
+	timer_delete_sync(&conn->login_timer);
+}
+
 int iscsit_send_tx_data(
 	struct iscsit_cmd *cmd,
 	struct iscsit_conn *conn,
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
index 33ea799a0850..24b8e577575a 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ extern void iscsit_handle_nopin_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
 extern void __iscsit_start_nopin_timer(struct iscsit_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_start_nopin_timer(struct iscsit_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_stop_nopin_timer(struct iscsit_conn *);
+extern void iscsit_login_timeout(struct timer_list *t);
+extern void iscsit_start_login_timer(struct iscsit_conn *, struct task_struct *kthr);
+extern void iscsit_stop_login_timer(struct iscsit_conn *);
+extern int iscsit_set_login_timer_kworker(struct iscsit_conn *, struct task_struct *kthr);
 extern int iscsit_send_tx_data(struct iscsit_cmd *, struct iscsit_conn *, int);
 extern int iscsit_fe_sendpage_sg(struct iscsit_cmd *, struct iscsit_conn *);
 extern int iscsit_tx_login_rsp(struct iscsit_conn *, u8, u8);
diff --git a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
index 94d06ddfd80a..082aaad8ef1b 100644
--- a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
+++ b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
@@ -562,12 +562,14 @@ struct iscsit_conn {
 #define LOGIN_FLAGS_READ_ACTIVE		2
 #define LOGIN_FLAGS_WRITE_ACTIVE	3
 #define LOGIN_FLAGS_CLOSED		4
+#define LOGIN_FLAGS_WORKER_RUNNING	5
 	unsigned long		login_flags;
 	struct delayed_work	login_work;
 	struct iscsi_login	*login;
 	struct timer_list	nopin_timer;
 	struct timer_list	nopin_response_timer;
 	struct timer_list	transport_timer;
+	struct timer_list	login_timer;
 	struct task_struct	*login_kworker;
 	/* Spinlock used for add/deleting cmd's from conn_cmd_list */
 	spinlock_t		cmd_lock;
@@ -576,6 +578,8 @@ struct iscsit_conn {
 	spinlock_t		nopin_timer_lock;
 	spinlock_t		response_queue_lock;
 	spinlock_t		state_lock;
+	spinlock_t		login_timer_lock;
+	spinlock_t		login_worker_lock;
 	/* libcrypto RX and TX contexts for crc32c */
 	struct ahash_request	*conn_rx_hash;
 	struct ahash_request	*conn_tx_hash;
@@ -791,7 +795,6 @@ struct iscsi_np {
 	enum np_thread_state_table np_thread_state;
 	bool                    enabled;
 	atomic_t		np_reset_count;
-	enum iscsi_timer_flags_table np_login_timer_flags;
 	u32			np_exports;
 	enum np_flags_table	np_flags;
 	spinlock_t		np_thread_lock;
@@ -799,7 +802,6 @@ struct iscsi_np {
 	struct socket		*np_socket;
 	struct sockaddr_storage np_sockaddr;
 	struct task_struct	*np_thread;
-	struct timer_list	np_login_timer;
 	void			*np_context;
 	struct iscsit_transport *np_transport;
 	struct list_head	np_list;
