diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
index f869fba8680721ed8365c0fed872fd4915ed7a84..9c96d1bd36e240221fae332e81116bf1fc8b813b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
@@ -51,10 +51,14 @@ static void sas_scsi_task_done(struct sas_task *task)
 {
 	struct task_status_struct *ts = &task->task_status;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *sc = task->uldd_task;
-	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(sc->device->host);
-	unsigned ts_flags = task->task_state_flags;
 	int hs = 0, stat = 0;
 
+	if (unlikely(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
+		/* Aborted tasks will be completed by the error handler */
+		SAS_DPRINTK("task done but aborted\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(!sc)) {
 		SAS_DPRINTK("task_done called with non existing SCSI cmnd!\n");
 		list_del_init(&task->list);
@@ -120,11 +124,7 @@ static void sas_scsi_task_done(struct sas_task *task)
 	sc->result = (hs << 16) | stat;
 	list_del_init(&task->list);
 	sas_free_task(task);
-	/* This is very ugly but this is how SCSI Core works. */
-	if (ts_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)
-		scsi_eh_finish_cmd(sc, &sas_ha->eh_done_q);
-	else
-		sc->scsi_done(sc);
+	sc->scsi_done(sc);
 }
 
 static enum task_attribute sas_scsi_get_task_attr(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
@@ -255,13 +255,33 @@ int sas_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
 	return res;
 }
 
+static void sas_eh_finish_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	struct sas_task *task = TO_SAS_TASK(cmd);
+	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(cmd->device->host);
+
+	/* remove the aborted task flag to allow the task to be
+	 * completed now. At this point, we only get called following
+	 * an actual abort of the task, so we should be guaranteed not
+	 * to be racing with any completions from the LLD (hence we
+	 * don't need the task state lock to clear the flag) */
+	task->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED;
+	/* Now call task_done.  However, task will be free'd after
+	 * this */
+	task->task_done(task);
+	/* now finish the command and move it on to the error
+	 * handler done list, this also takes it off the
+	 * error handler pending list */
+	scsi_eh_finish_cmd(cmd, &sas_ha->eh_done_q);
+}
+
 static void sas_scsi_clear_queue_lu(struct list_head *error_q, struct scsi_cmnd *my_cmd)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, *n;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd, n, error_q, eh_entry) {
 		if (cmd == my_cmd)
-			list_del_init(&cmd->eh_entry);
+			sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -274,7 +294,7 @@ static void sas_scsi_clear_queue_I_T(struct list_head *error_q,
 		struct domain_device *x = cmd_to_domain_dev(cmd);
 
 		if (x == dev)
-			list_del_init(&cmd->eh_entry);
+			sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +308,7 @@ static void sas_scsi_clear_queue_port(struct list_head *error_q,
 		struct asd_sas_port *x = dev->port;
 
 		if (x == port)
-			list_del_init(&cmd->eh_entry);
+			sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -528,14 +548,14 @@ static int sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 		case TASK_IS_DONE:
 			SAS_DPRINTK("%s: task 0x%p is done\n", __FUNCTION__,
 				    task);
-			task->task_done(task);
+			sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 			if (need_reset)
 				try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
 			continue;
 		case TASK_IS_ABORTED:
 			SAS_DPRINTK("%s: task 0x%p is aborted\n",
 				    __FUNCTION__, task);
-			task->task_done(task);
+			sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 			if (need_reset)
 				try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
 			continue;
@@ -547,7 +567,7 @@ static int sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 					    "recovered\n",
 					    SAS_ADDR(task->dev),
 					    cmd->device->lun);
-				task->task_done(task);
+				sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 				if (need_reset)
 					try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
 				sas_scsi_clear_queue_lu(work_q, cmd);
@@ -562,7 +582,7 @@ static int sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 			if (tmf_resp == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
 				SAS_DPRINTK("I_T %016llx recovered\n",
 					    SAS_ADDR(task->dev->sas_addr));
-				task->task_done(task);
+				sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 				if (need_reset)
 					try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
 				sas_scsi_clear_queue_I_T(work_q, task->dev);
@@ -577,7 +597,7 @@ static int sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 				if (res == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
 					SAS_DPRINTK("clear nexus port:%d "
 						    "succeeded\n", port->id);
-					task->task_done(task);
+					sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 					if (need_reset)
 						try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
 					sas_scsi_clear_queue_port(work_q,
@@ -591,10 +611,10 @@ static int sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 				if (res == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
 					SAS_DPRINTK("clear nexus ha "
 						    "succeeded\n");
-					task->task_done(task);
+					sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 					if (need_reset)
 						try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
-					goto out;
+					goto clear_q;
 				}
 			}
 			/* If we are here -- this means that no amount
@@ -606,21 +626,18 @@ static int sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 				    SAS_ADDR(task->dev->sas_addr),
 				    cmd->device->lun);
 
-			task->task_done(task);
+			sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
 			if (need_reset)
 				try_to_reset_cmd_device(shost, cmd);
 			goto clear_q;
 		}
 	}
-out:
 	return list_empty(work_q);
 clear_q:
 	SAS_DPRINTK("--- Exit %s -- clear_q\n", __FUNCTION__);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd, n, work_q, eh_entry) {
-		struct sas_task *task = TO_SAS_TASK(cmd);
-		list_del_init(&cmd->eh_entry);
-		task->task_done(task);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd, n, work_q, eh_entry)
+		sas_eh_finish_cmd(cmd);
+
 	return list_empty(work_q);
 }