diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 0d557e71b071..e24c29b27810 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 02bd3499a3be984f1e88821c3ed252c8c49c498e
+refs/heads/master: a6da74cb077e88a604e5b2a6663b44c221f0ae75
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
index d62fd4f6b52e..ee090413e598 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
@@ -2008,6 +2008,9 @@ mptscsih_host_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *SCpnt)
 		return FAILED;
 	}
 
+	/* make sure we have no outstanding commands at this stage */
+	mptscsih_flush_running_cmds(hd);
+
 	ioc = hd->ioc;
 	printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "attempting host reset! (sc=%p)\n",
 	    ioc->name, SCpnt);