diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index 499e79f0cac5..7e6e031cc41b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ iscsi_session_setup(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit,
 	if (!try_module_get(iscsit->owner))
 		goto cls_session_fail;
 
-	cls_session = iscsi_create_session(shost, iscsit);
+	cls_session = iscsi_create_session(shost, iscsit, 0);
 	if (!cls_session)
 		goto module_put;
 	*(unsigned long*)shost->hostdata = (unsigned long)cls_session;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index f39da0cf5f18..7963c0538de5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ iscsi_alloc_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->host_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->sess_list);
 
+	/* this is released in the dev's release function */
+	scsi_host_get(shost);
 	session->dev.parent = &shost->shost_gendev;
 	session->dev.release = iscsi_session_release;
 	device_initialize(&session->dev);
@@ -313,18 +315,15 @@ iscsi_alloc_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_alloc_session);
 
-int iscsi_add_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session)
+int iscsi_add_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session, unsigned int target_id)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_session_to_shost(session);
 	struct iscsi_host *ihost;
 	int err;
 
-	/* this is released in the dev's release function */
-	scsi_host_get(shost);
 	ihost = shost->shost_data;
-
 	session->sid = iscsi_session_nr++;
-	session->target_id = ihost->next_target_id++;
+	session->target_id = target_id;
 
 	snprintf(session->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "session%u",
 		 session->sid);
@@ -356,7 +355,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_add_session);
  **/
 struct iscsi_cls_session *
 iscsi_create_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-		     struct iscsi_transport *transport)
+		     struct iscsi_transport *transport,
+		     unsigned int target_id)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *session;
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ iscsi_create_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	if (!session)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (iscsi_add_session(session)) {
+	if (iscsi_add_session(session, target_id)) {
 		iscsi_free_session(session);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index 53493d591355..f7b0db5f2f5b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ struct iscsi_cls_session {
 	iscsi_dev_to_session(_stgt->dev.parent)
 
 struct iscsi_host {
-	int next_target_id;
 	struct list_head sessions;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 };
@@ -213,9 +212,11 @@ struct iscsi_host {
  */
 extern struct iscsi_cls_session *iscsi_alloc_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 					struct iscsi_transport *transport);
-extern int iscsi_add_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
+extern int iscsi_add_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session,
+			     unsigned int target_id);
 extern struct iscsi_cls_session *iscsi_create_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-						struct iscsi_transport *t);
+						struct iscsi_transport *t,
+						unsigned int target_id);
 extern void iscsi_remove_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 extern void iscsi_free_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 extern int iscsi_destroy_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);