diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
index 61dcacd098f17be327a0ded4e63bd739dcff56aa..4ce79d7dad66d1667ff069c6fb3db217eff1d4d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
@@ -1947,8 +1947,9 @@ static int mpi3mr_sync_timestamp(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc)
 	if (!(mrioc->init_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
 		ioc_err(mrioc, "Issue IOUCTL time_stamp: command timed out\n");
 		mrioc->init_cmds.is_waiting = 0;
-		mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
-		    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_TSU_TIMEOUT, 1);
+		if (!(mrioc->init_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_RESET))
+			mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
+			    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_TSU_TIMEOUT, 1);
 		retval = -1;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -2827,8 +2828,9 @@ int mpi3mr_send_event_ack(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc, u8 event,
 	    (MPI3MR_INTADMCMD_TIMEOUT * HZ));
 	if (!(mrioc->init_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
 		ioc_err(mrioc, "Issue EvtNotify: command timed out\n");
-		mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
-		    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_EVTACK_TIMEOUT, 1);
+		if (!(mrioc->init_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_RESET))
+			mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
+			    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_EVTACK_TIMEOUT, 1);
 		retval = -1;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
index fe10f257b5a4d1a8d2e759d9942378d49fa1f079..ce7550358599d544fd7f9db078b6338c7c83ed7d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
@@ -2659,8 +2659,9 @@ static int mpi3mr_issue_tm(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc, u8 tm_type,
 		ioc_err(mrioc, "%s :Issue TM: command timed out\n", __func__);
 		drv_cmd->is_waiting = 0;
 		retval = -1;
-		mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
-		    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_TM_TIMEOUT, 1);
+		if (!(drv_cmd->state & MPI3MR_CMD_RESET))
+			mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
+			    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_TM_TIMEOUT, 1);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}