diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index a5c591ffe395d01b6e7e09f927c03f3048688620..444143e5f28c289ec969c5ea4abdf680325d1faa 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/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);