diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
index f42d21fba..c551d2343 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 		}
 		pdu->bhs_valid_bytes += rc;
 		if (pdu->bhs_valid_bytes < ISCSI_BHS_LEN) {
-			*_pdu = NULL;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 
 		pdu->ahs_valid_bytes += rc;
 		if (pdu->ahs_valid_bytes < ahs_len) {
-			*_pdu = NULL;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -463,7 +461,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 
 		pdu->hdigest_valid_bytes += rc;
 		if (pdu->hdigest_valid_bytes < ISCSI_DIGEST_LEN) {
-			*_pdu = NULL;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -484,7 +481,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 			}
 			pdu->mobj = spdk_mempool_get(pool);
 			if (pdu->mobj == NULL) {
-				*_pdu = NULL;
 				return 0;
 			}
 			pdu->data_buf = pdu->mobj->buf;
@@ -497,7 +493,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 
 		pdu->data_valid_bytes += rc;
 		if (pdu->data_valid_bytes < data_len) {
-			*_pdu = NULL;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -514,7 +509,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 
 		pdu->ddigest_valid_bytes += rc;
 		if (pdu->ddigest_valid_bytes < ISCSI_DIGEST_LEN) {
-			*_pdu = NULL;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -570,7 +564,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_read_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu **_pdu)
 	return 1;
 
 error:
-	*_pdu = NULL;
 	spdk_put_pdu(pdu);
 	conn->pdu_in_progress = NULL;
 	return SPDK_ISCSI_CONNECTION_FATAL;