diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 91d78d0a38fe55d700216673c356a8b54a6fd51f..628b08ba6770bff66f861aae9dc09c02a1a48b96 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3612,6 +3612,10 @@ int pm8001_mpi_task_abort_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL, " TASK NULL. RETURNING !!!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	if (t->task_proto == SAS_PROTOCOL_INTERNAL_ABORT)
+		atomic_dec(&pm8001_dev->running_req);
+
 	ts = &t->task_status;
 	if (status != 0)
 		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL, "task abort failed status 0x%x ,tag = 0x%x, scp= 0x%x\n",