diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index c9af456e7dfe5b6639bd9f0a35758d1a0f26d5e3..5137db5a5d85f8ea2a4a1b22350cfdc5b83f2569 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <asm/string.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
+#include "host.h"
 #include "isci.h"
 #include "task.h"
 #include "probe_roms.h"
@@ -552,9 +553,9 @@ static void __devexit isci_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_isci_host(i, ihost, pdev) {
+		wait_for_start(ihost);
 		isci_unregister(ihost);
 		isci_host_deinit(ihost);
-		sci_controller_disable_interrupts(ihost);
 	}
 }