diff --git a/include/spdk/scsi.h b/include/spdk/scsi.h
index 5172d9e67..530200cda 100644
--- a/include/spdk/scsi.h
+++ b/include/spdk/scsi.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ void spdk_scsi_task_build_sense_data(struct spdk_scsi_task *task, int sk, int as
 				     int ascq);
 void spdk_scsi_task_set_status(struct spdk_scsi_task *task, int sc, int sk, int asc,
 			       int ascq);
+void spdk_scsi_task_copy_status(struct spdk_scsi_task *dst, struct spdk_scsi_task *src);
 void spdk_scsi_task_process_null_lun(struct spdk_scsi_task *task);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index 2286c5b0d..64997d2ae 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -792,10 +792,7 @@ process_read_task_completion(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
 
 	if (task->scsi.status != SPDK_SCSI_STATUS_GOOD) {
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(tmp, &primary->subtask_list, subtask_link) {
-			memcpy(tmp->scsi.sense_data, task->scsi.sense_data,
-			       task->scsi.sense_data_len);
-			tmp->scsi.sense_data_len = task->scsi.sense_data_len;
-			tmp->scsi.status = task->scsi.status;
+			spdk_scsi_task_copy_status(&tmp->scsi, &task->scsi);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -843,10 +840,7 @@ spdk_iscsi_task_cpl(struct spdk_scsi_task *scsi_task)
 		primary->bytes_completed += task->scsi.length;
 		if ((task != primary) &&
 		    (task->scsi.status != SPDK_SCSI_STATUS_GOOD)) {
-			memcpy(primary->scsi.sense_data, task->scsi.sense_data,
-			       task->scsi.sense_data_len);
-			primary->scsi.sense_data_len = task->scsi.sense_data_len;
-			primary->scsi.status = task->scsi.status;
+			spdk_scsi_task_copy_status(&primary->scsi, &task->scsi);
 		}
 
 		if (primary->bytes_completed == primary->scsi.transfer_len) {
diff --git a/lib/scsi/task.c b/lib/scsi/task.c
index b192da6ed..6ddc00858 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/task.c
+++ b/lib/scsi/task.c
@@ -245,3 +245,12 @@ spdk_scsi_task_set_status(struct spdk_scsi_task *task, int sc, int sk,
 	}
 	task->status = sc;
 }
+
+void
+spdk_scsi_task_copy_status(struct spdk_scsi_task *dst,
+			   struct spdk_scsi_task *src)
+{
+	memcpy(dst->sense_data, src->sense_data, src->sense_data_len);
+	dst->sense_data_len = src->sense_data_len;
+	dst->status = src->status;
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
index 988376abc..04244f509 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ spdk_scsi_port_get_name(const struct spdk_scsi_port *port)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+spdk_scsi_task_copy_status(struct spdk_scsi_task *dst,
+			   struct spdk_scsi_task *src)
+{
+}
+
 void
 spdk_put_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 {