diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
index 079f94b35..b434a4a3e 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ iscsi_reject(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 	int data_len;
 	int alloc_len;
 
+	pdu->is_rejected = true;
+
 	total_ahs_len = pdu->bhs.total_ahs_len;
 	data_len = 0;
 	alloc_len = ISCSI_BHS_LEN + (4 * total_ahs_len);
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
index 7de2ddb0a..863fa434e 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct spdk_mobj {
 struct spdk_iscsi_pdu {
 	struct iscsi_bhs bhs;
 	struct spdk_mobj *mobj;
+	bool is_rejected;
 	uint8_t *data_buf;
 	uint8_t *data;
 	uint8_t header_digest[ISCSI_DIGEST_LEN];