diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 0c8f16df35db..cfa6c2dfb88c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 75f8c1f693eefacc17a65614eb4ed1ee0f84fda6
+refs/heads/master: 83ff74e33849cd5592efa1ea583175600b6a485e
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index a5c591ffe395..444143e5f28c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -6483,6 +6483,7 @@ mpt_config(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, CONFIGPARMS *pCfg)
 				printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "%s: host reset in"
 					" progress mpt_config timed out.!!\n",
 					__func__, ioc->name);
+				mutex_unlock(&ioc->mptbase_cmds.mutex);
 				return -EFAULT;
 			}
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->taskmgmt_lock, flags);