diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 73994e2ac2cb73e3636042945511735bbb17a13f..dae4f08adde08070c8f5394695e4431208db2a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -719,6 +719,24 @@ void scsi_init_cmd_from_req(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, struct scsi_request *sreq)
  */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct list_head, scsi_done_q);
 
+/**
+ * scsi_req_abort_cmd -- Request command recovery for the specified command
+ * cmd: pointer to the SCSI command of interest
+ *
+ * This function requests that SCSI Core start recovery for the
+ * command by deleting the timer and adding the command to the eh
+ * queue.  It can be called by either LLDDs or SCSI Core.  LLDDs who
+ * implement their own error recovery MAY ignore the timeout event if
+ * they generated scsi_req_abort_cmd.
+ */
+void scsi_req_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	if (!scsi_delete_timer(cmd))
+		return;
+	scsi_times_out(cmd);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_req_abort_cmd);
+
 /**
  * scsi_done - Enqueue the finished SCSI command into the done queue.
  * @cmd: The SCSI Command for which a low-level device driver (LLDD) gives
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
index 1ace1b9fe537328e41f9e369fa51c7cdcbd96e1a..88c6c4da6c054d0d7b5b1a9dedff6a540e7a3be9 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
@@ -151,5 +151,6 @@ extern struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_get_command(struct scsi_device *, gfp_t);
 extern void scsi_put_command(struct scsi_cmnd *);
 extern void scsi_io_completion(struct scsi_cmnd *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern void scsi_finish_command(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
+extern void scsi_req_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 
 #endif /* _SCSI_SCSI_CMND_H */