diff --git a/sys/dev/iscsi/iscsi.c b/sys/dev/iscsi/iscsi.c
index d7a36c6d2655..673af553b658 100644
--- a/sys/dev/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -2458,8 +2458,10 @@ static void
 iscsi_shutdown_post(struct iscsi_softc *sc)
 {
 
-	ISCSI_DEBUG("removing all sessions due to shutdown");
-	iscsi_terminate_sessions(sc);
+	if (panicstr == NULL) {
+		ISCSI_DEBUG("removing all sessions due to shutdown");
+		iscsi_terminate_sessions(sc);
+	}
 }
 
 static int