diff --git a/include/spdk/scsi.h b/include/spdk/scsi.h
index 93068f5c7..482965800 100644
--- a/include/spdk/scsi.h
+++ b/include/spdk/scsi.h
@@ -472,6 +472,13 @@ void spdk_scsi_task_copy_status(struct spdk_scsi_task *dst, struct spdk_scsi_tas
  */
 void spdk_scsi_task_process_null_lun(struct spdk_scsi_task *task);
 
+/**
+ * Process the aborted SCSI task.
+ *
+ * \param task SCSI task.
+ */
+void spdk_scsi_task_process_abort(struct spdk_scsi_task *task);
+
 /**
  * Open a logical unit for I/O operations.
  *
diff --git a/lib/scsi/lun.c b/lib/scsi/lun.c
index f753f5a7d..c15eabd26 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/lun.c
+++ b/lib/scsi/lun.c
@@ -171,10 +171,7 @@ _spdk_scsi_lun_execute_task(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun, struct spdk_scsi_task *ta
 	if (!lun->removed) {
 		rc = spdk_bdev_scsi_execute(task);
 	} else {
-		spdk_scsi_task_set_status(task, SPDK_SCSI_STATUS_CHECK_CONDITION,
-					  SPDK_SCSI_SENSE_ABORTED_COMMAND,
-					  SPDK_SCSI_ASC_NO_ADDITIONAL_SENSE,
-					  SPDK_SCSI_ASCQ_CAUSE_NOT_REPORTABLE);
+		spdk_scsi_task_process_abort(task);
 		rc = SPDK_SCSI_TASK_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/scsi/task.c b/lib/scsi/task.c
index d4974a383..ed9655968 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/task.c
+++ b/lib/scsi/task.c
@@ -291,3 +291,12 @@ spdk_scsi_task_process_null_lun(struct spdk_scsi_task *task)
 		task->data_transferred = 0;
 	}
 }
+
+void
+spdk_scsi_task_process_abort(struct spdk_scsi_task *task)
+{
+	spdk_scsi_task_set_status(task, SPDK_SCSI_STATUS_CHECK_CONDITION,
+				  SPDK_SCSI_SENSE_ABORTED_COMMAND,
+				  SPDK_SCSI_ASC_NO_ADDITIONAL_SENSE,
+				  SPDK_SCSI_ASCQ_CAUSE_NOT_REPORTABLE);
+}