diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index 91d6115..59ea821 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -1929,6 +1929,8 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	mpt2sas_halt_firmware(ioc);
+
 	mutex_lock(&ioc->tm_cmds.mutex);
 	handle = sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle;
 	mpt2sas_scsih_issue_tm(ioc, handle, sas_device_priv_data->lun,