diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
index ef41c1f024..41bc6215a2 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -2797,7 +2797,8 @@ start_queued_transfer_tasks(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 	}
 }
 
-void spdk_del_transfer_task(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t task_tag)
+bool
+spdk_del_transfer_task(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t task_tag)
 {
 	struct spdk_iscsi_task *task;
 	int i;
@@ -2812,11 +2813,11 @@ void spdk_del_transfer_task(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t task_tag)
 				conn->outstanding_r2t_tasks[i] = conn->outstanding_r2t_tasks[i + 1];
 			}
 			conn->outstanding_r2t_tasks[conn->pending_r2t] = NULL;
-			break;
+			start_queued_transfer_tasks(conn);
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
-
-	start_queued_transfer_tasks(conn);
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
index 73fee1c98e..146f8251e0 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void spdk_free_sess(struct spdk_iscsi_sess *sess);
 void spdk_clear_all_transfer_task(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
 				  struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun,
 				  struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu);
-void spdk_del_transfer_task(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t CmdSN);
+bool spdk_del_transfer_task(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t CmdSN);
 bool spdk_iscsi_is_deferred_free_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu);
 
 void spdk_iscsi_task_cpl(struct spdk_scsi_task *scsi_task);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
index e64d665427..01290dd325 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_iscsi_task_mgmt_response,
 
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_iscsi_send_nopin, (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn));
 
-DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_del_transfer_task,
-	      (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t task_tag));
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_del_transfer_task, bool,
+	    (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, uint32_t task_tag), true);
 
 int
 spdk_iscsi_conn_handle_queued_datain_tasks(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)