diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index d0f71e5d065f..804f63270e37 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -1687,6 +1687,20 @@ static void scsi_restart_operations(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	 * requests are started.
 	 */
 	scsi_run_host_queues(shost);
+
+	/*
+	 * if eh is active and host_eh_scheduled is pending we need to re-run
+	 * recovery.  we do this check after scsi_run_host_queues() to allow
+	 * everything pent up since the last eh run a chance to make forward
+	 * progress before we sync again.  Either we'll immediately re-run
+	 * recovery or scsi_device_unbusy() will wake us again when these
+	 * pending commands complete.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	if (shost->host_eh_scheduled)
+		if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_RECOVERY))
+			WARN_ON(scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**