diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index d890b2b8a93e94973f345068f95b75e9121b679d..2806662a9cf924911b52067b08b86dfeced46aec 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -4598,6 +4598,14 @@ mpt_GetScsiPortSettings(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, int portnum)
 				SCSIPortPage2_t *pPP2 = (SCSIPortPage2_t  *) pbuf;
 				MpiDeviceInfo_t	*pdevice = NULL;
 
+				/*
+				 * Save "Set to Avoid SCSI Bus Resets" flag
+				 */
+				ioc->spi_data.bus_reset =
+				    (le32_to_cpu(pPP2->PortFlags) &
+			        MPI_SCSIPORTPAGE2_PORT_FLAGS_AVOID_SCSI_RESET) ?
+				    0 : 1 ;
+
 				/* Save the Port Page 2 data
 				 * (reformat into a 32bit quantity)
 				 */
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c
index 7dce29277cb748e51e1ef8a3956f618cddc28818..f148dfa39117edb097bb5f481dcb9c8bad05bd60 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c
@@ -384,6 +384,14 @@ mptspi_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto out_mptspi_probe;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * issue internal bus reset
+	 */
+	if (ioc->spi_data.bus_reset)
+		mptscsih_TMHandler(hd,
+		    MPI_SCSITASKMGMT_TASKTYPE_RESET_BUS,
+		    0, 0, 0, 0, 5);
+
 	scsi_scan_host(sh);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -445,7 +453,7 @@ static void __exit
 mptspi_exit(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&mptspi_driver);
-	
+
 	mpt_reset_deregister(mptspiDoneCtx);
 	dprintk((KERN_INFO MYNAM
 	  ": Deregistered for IOC reset notifications\n"));