Index: sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_cam.c
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--- sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_cam.c
+++ sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_cam.c
@@ -1821,15 +1821,16 @@
 
 	target->flags |= MPI3MRSAS_TARGET_INREMOVAL;
 
-	if (mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding)) {
-		mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_ERROR, "there are [%2d] outstanding IOs on target: %d"
-			      "Poll reply queue once\n", mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding),
-			      target->per_id);
+	unsigned int target_outstanding = mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding);
+	if (target_outstanding) {
+		mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_ERROR, "there are [%2d] outstanding IOs on target: %d "
+			      "Poll reply queue once\n", target_outstanding, target->per_id);
 		mpi3mr_poll_pend_io_completions(sc);
-		if (mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding))
-			mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_ERROR, "[%2d] outstanding IOs present on target: %d"
-				      "despite poll\n", mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding),
-				      target->per_id);
+		target_outstanding = mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding);
+		if (target_outstanding)
+			target_outstanding = mpi3mr_atomic_read(&target->outstanding);
+			mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_ERROR, "[%2d] outstanding IOs present on target: %d "
+				      "despite poll\n", target_outstanding, target->per_id);
 	}
 
 	if (target->exposed_to_os && !sc->reset_in_progress) {