diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
index f484ff43819928f5678ebff0187b7f503a609675..7fc29c6ff57e2ded4a3ec7d296912314fb8ca80c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
@@ -1836,6 +1836,10 @@ int qla4_8xxx_device_state_handler(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 				 * reset handler */
 				dev_init_timeout = jiffies +
 					(ha->nx_dev_init_timeout * HZ);
+			} else {
+				qla4_8xxx_idc_unlock(ha);
+				msleep(1000);
+				qla4_8xxx_idc_lock(ha);
 			}
 			qla4_8xxx_idc_unlock(ha);
 			break;