diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index 49005e151058d65497984cb6e49acd6a29a05d2b..d0855f278db47939785b89c55da6192b450df7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -6974,6 +6974,7 @@ mpt_SoftResetHandler(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, int sleepFlag)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->taskmgmt_lock, flags);
 	if (ioc->taskmgmt_in_progress) {
+		ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress = 0;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->taskmgmt_lock, flags);
 		return -1;
 	}