diff --git a/include/iscsi-private.h b/include/iscsi-private.h
index 1cd6367..9f7e965 100644
--- a/include/iscsi-private.h
+++ b/include/iscsi-private.h
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ void iscsi_free_scsi_cbdata(struct iscsi_scsi_cbdata *scsi_cbdata);
 struct iscsi_pdu *iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
 				     enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
 				     enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode);
+struct iscsi_pdu *iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(struct iscsi_context *iscsi,
+       		 		enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+				enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode,
+				uint32_t itt,
+				uint32_t flags);
 void iscsi_free_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu);
 void iscsi_pdu_set_pduflags(struct iscsi_pdu *pdu, unsigned char flags);
 void iscsi_pdu_set_immediate(struct iscsi_pdu *pdu);
diff --git a/lib/pdu.c b/lib/pdu.c
index 8711e92..252cd0a 100644
--- a/lib/pdu.c
+++ b/lib/pdu.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "slist.h"
 
 struct iscsi_pdu *
-iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
-		   enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode)
+iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+				  enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode, uint32_t itt, uint32_t flags)
 {
 	struct iscsi_pdu *pdu;
 
@@ -58,14 +58,22 @@ iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
 	}
 
 	/* itt */
-	*(uint32_t *)&pdu->outdata.data[16] = htonl(iscsi->itt);
-	pdu->itt = iscsi->itt;
+	iscsi_pdu_set_itt(pdu, itt);
+	pdu->itt = itt;
 
-	iscsi->itt++;
+	/* flags */
+	pdu->flags = flags;
 
 	return pdu;
 }
 
+struct iscsi_pdu *
+iscsi_allocate_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, enum iscsi_opcode opcode,
+		   enum iscsi_opcode response_opcode)
+{
+	return iscsi_allocate_pdu_with_itt_flags(iscsi, opcode, response_opcode, iscsi->itt++, 0);
+}	
+
 void
 iscsi_free_pdu(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 {