diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index b008d583dd6e1f9bf700d03cf1b03da01061304f..a0471b2dbb8112a63abb411f3ad26df4779613c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,7 @@ static void
 qla2x00_terminate_rport_io(struct fc_rport *rport)
 {
 	fc_port_t *fcport = *(fc_port_t **)rport->dd_data;
+	scsi_qla_host_t *vha;
 
 	if (!fcport)
 		return;
@@ -1809,9 +1810,12 @@ qla2x00_terminate_rport_io(struct fc_rport *rport)
 
 	if (test_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE, &fcport->vha->dpc_flags))
 		return;
+	vha = fcport->vha;
 
 	if (unlikely(pci_channel_offline(fcport->vha->hw->pdev))) {
 		qla2x00_abort_all_cmds(fcport->vha, DID_NO_CONNECT << 16);
+		qla2x00_eh_wait_for_pending_commands(fcport->vha, fcport->d_id.b24,
+			0, WAIT_TARGET);
 		return;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -1826,6 +1830,15 @@ qla2x00_terminate_rport_io(struct fc_rport *rport)
 		else
 			qla2x00_port_logout(fcport->vha, fcport);
 	}
+
+	/* check for any straggling io left behind */
+	if (qla2x00_eh_wait_for_pending_commands(fcport->vha, fcport->d_id.b24, 0, WAIT_TARGET)) {
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x300b,
+		       "IO not return.  Resetting. \n");
+		set_bit(ISP_ABORT_NEEDED, &vha->dpc_flags);
+		qla2xxx_wake_dpc(vha);
+		qla2x00_wait_for_chip_reset(vha);
+	}
 }
 
 static int