diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d25bf2221710..fe9e1155e0e3 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 7d757f18554070e917f61e7caedf395f940cf853
+refs/heads/master: b3b97316d5861b1708cd7ef2df9989d12d97acb9
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index a4f023bd5d2b..a6a57011ba6c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -6456,10 +6456,15 @@ mpt_config(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, CONFIGPARMS *pCfg)
 		issue_hard_reset = 0;
 		printk(MYIOC_s_WARN_FMT "Issuing Reset from %s!!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __func__);
-		mpt_Soft_Hard_ResetHandler(ioc, CAN_SLEEP);
+		if (retry_count == 0) {
+			if (mpt_Soft_Hard_ResetHandler(ioc, CAN_SLEEP) != 0)
+				retry_count++;
+		} else
+			mpt_HardResetHandler(ioc, CAN_SLEEP);
+
 		mpt_free_msg_frame(ioc, mf);
 		/* attempt one retry for a timed out command */
-		if (!retry_count) {
+		if (retry_count < 2) {
 			printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT
 			    "Attempting Retry Config request"
 			    " type 0x%x, page 0x%x,"