diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index db287d7..5ded3db 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -6665,6 +6665,7 @@
 		destroy_workqueue(wq);
 
 	/* release all the volumes */
+	_scsih_ir_shutdown(ioc);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(raid_device, next, &ioc->raid_device_list,
 	    list) {
 		if (raid_device->starget) {