diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 8027de465d474..f43b514525964 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -6289,14 +6289,14 @@ _base_reset_handler(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int reset_phase)
 }
 
 /**
- * _wait_for_commands_to_complete - reset controller
+ * mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete - reset controller
  * @ioc: Pointer to MPT_ADAPTER structure
  *
  * This function waiting(3s) for all pending commands to complete
  * prior to putting controller in reset.
  */
-static void
-_wait_for_commands_to_complete(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
+void
+mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 {
 	u32 ioc_state;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -6375,7 +6375,7 @@ mpt3sas_base_hard_reset_handler(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 			is_fault = 1;
 	}
 	_base_reset_handler(ioc, MPT3_IOC_PRE_RESET);
-	_wait_for_commands_to_complete(ioc);
+	mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete(ioc);
 	_base_mask_interrupts(ioc);
 	r = _base_make_ioc_ready(ioc, type);
 	if (r)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
index 60f42ca3954fa..69022b10a3d89 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
@@ -1435,6 +1435,9 @@ void mpt3sas_base_update_missing_delay(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 int mpt3sas_port_enable(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
 
+void
+mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc);
+
 
 /* scsih shared API */
 u8 mpt3sas_scsih_event_callback(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u8 msix_index,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 4adc7c77a4df3..741b0a28c2e33 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -4614,7 +4614,7 @@ _scsih_flush_running_cmds(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 		_scsih_set_satl_pending(scmd, false);
 		mpt3sas_base_free_smid(ioc, smid);
 		scsi_dma_unmap(scmd);
-		if (ioc->pci_error_recovery)
+		if (ioc->pci_error_recovery || ioc->remove_host)
 			scmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
 		else
 			scmd->result = DID_RESET << 16;
@@ -9904,6 +9904,10 @@ static void scsih_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ioc->remove_host = 1;
+
+	mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete(ioc);
+	_scsih_flush_running_cmds(ioc);
+
 	_scsih_fw_event_cleanup_queue(ioc);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);
@@ -9980,6 +9984,10 @@ scsih_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ioc->remove_host = 1;
+
+	mpt3sas_wait_for_commands_to_complete(ioc);
+	_scsih_flush_running_cmds(ioc);
+
 	_scsih_fw_event_cleanup_queue(ioc);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->fw_event_lock, flags);