diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 5a8ff60..c7f9c4f 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -542,12 +542,10 @@ iscsi_write_to_socket(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 			pdu->out_written += count;
 		}
 
-		if (pdu->written == total) {
-			if (pdu->flags & ISCSI_PDU_DELETE_WHEN_SENT) {
-				iscsi_free_pdu(iscsi, pdu);
-			}
-			iscsi->outqueue_current = NULL;
+		if (pdu->flags & ISCSI_PDU_DELETE_WHEN_SENT) {
+			iscsi_free_pdu(iscsi, pdu);
 		}
+		iscsi->outqueue_current = NULL;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }