diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 1775bda6c43c..489bd1678d87 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -541,9 +541,6 @@ static void transport_lun_remove_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 
 void transport_cmd_finish_abort(struct se_cmd *cmd, int remove)
 {
-	if (!(cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_SCSI_TMR_CDB))
-		transport_lun_remove_cmd(cmd);
-
 	if (transport_cmd_check_stop_to_fabric(cmd))
 		return;
 	if (remove)
@@ -2815,6 +2812,8 @@ void transport_send_task_abort(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	}
 	cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED;
 
+	transport_lun_remove_cmd(cmd);
+
 	pr_debug("Setting SAM_STAT_TASK_ABORTED status for CDB: 0x%02x,"
 		" ITT: 0x%08x\n", cmd->t_task_cdb[0],
 		cmd->se_tfo->get_task_tag(cmd));