diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 8fa79b83f2d3..f328089a1060 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -6112,7 +6112,7 @@ static int ipr_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	 * We have told the host to stop giving us new requests, but
 	 * ERP ops don't count. FIXME
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(!hrrq->allow_cmds && !hrrq->ioa_is_dead)) {
+	if (unlikely(!hrrq->allow_cmds && !hrrq->ioa_is_dead && !hrrq->removing_ioa)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hrrq->lock, hrrq_flags);
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
 	}
@@ -6121,7 +6121,7 @@ static int ipr_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	 * FIXME - Create scsi_set_host_offline interface
 	 *  and the ioa_is_dead check can be removed
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(hrrq->ioa_is_dead || !res)) {
+	if (unlikely(hrrq->ioa_is_dead || hrrq->removing_ioa || !res)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hrrq->lock, hrrq_flags);
 		goto err_nodev;
 	}
@@ -6741,14 +6741,17 @@ static int ipr_ioa_bringdown_done(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd)
 	struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg = ipr_cmd->ioa_cfg;
 
 	ENTER;
+	if (!ioa_cfg->hrrq[IPR_INIT_HRRQ].removing_ioa) {
+		ipr_trace;
+		spin_unlock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
+		scsi_unblock_requests(ioa_cfg->host);
+		spin_lock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
+	}
+
 	ioa_cfg->in_reset_reload = 0;
 	ioa_cfg->reset_retries = 0;
 	list_add_tail(&ipr_cmd->queue, &ipr_cmd->hrrq->hrrq_free_q);
 	wake_up_all(&ioa_cfg->reset_wait_q);
-
-	spin_unlock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
-	scsi_unblock_requests(ioa_cfg->host);
-	spin_lock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
 	LEAVE;
 
 	return IPR_RC_JOB_RETURN;
@@ -8494,7 +8497,8 @@ static void _ipr_initiate_ioa_reset(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg,
 		spin_unlock(&ioa_cfg->hrrq[i]._lock);
 	}
 	wmb();
-	scsi_block_requests(ioa_cfg->host);
+	if (!ioa_cfg->hrrq[IPR_INIT_HRRQ].removing_ioa)
+		scsi_block_requests(ioa_cfg->host);
 
 	ipr_cmd = ipr_get_free_ipr_cmnd(ioa_cfg);
 	ioa_cfg->reset_cmd = ipr_cmd;
@@ -8549,9 +8553,11 @@ static void ipr_initiate_ioa_reset(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg,
 			ipr_fail_all_ops(ioa_cfg);
 			wake_up_all(&ioa_cfg->reset_wait_q);
 
-			spin_unlock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
-			scsi_unblock_requests(ioa_cfg->host);
-			spin_lock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
+			if (!ioa_cfg->hrrq[IPR_INIT_HRRQ].removing_ioa) {
+				spin_unlock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
+				scsi_unblock_requests(ioa_cfg->host);
+				spin_lock_irq(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock);
+			}
 			return;
 		} else {
 			ioa_cfg->in_ioa_bringdown = 1;
@@ -9695,6 +9701,7 @@ static void __ipr_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	unsigned long host_lock_flags = 0;
 	struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	int i;
 	ENTER;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, host_lock_flags);
@@ -9704,6 +9711,12 @@ static void __ipr_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, host_lock_flags);
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ioa_cfg->hrrq_num; i++) {
+		spin_lock(&ioa_cfg->hrrq[i]._lock);
+		ioa_cfg->hrrq[i].removing_ioa = 1;
+		spin_unlock(&ioa_cfg->hrrq[i]._lock);
+	}
+	wmb();
 	ipr_initiate_ioa_bringdown(ioa_cfg, IPR_SHUTDOWN_NORMAL);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, host_lock_flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
index 1a9a246932ae..21a6ff1ed5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ struct ipr_hrr_queue {
 	u8 allow_interrupts:1;
 	u8 ioa_is_dead:1;
 	u8 allow_cmds:1;
+	u8 removing_ioa:1;
 
 	struct blk_iopoll iopoll;
 };