diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i.h b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i.h
index 69febb6..00c0335 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i.h
@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@
 	EP_STATE_CLEANUP_CMPL           = 0x800,
 	EP_STATE_TCP_FIN_RCVD           = 0x1000,
 	EP_STATE_TCP_RST_RCVD           = 0x2000,
+	EP_STATE_LOGOUT_SENT            = 0x4000,
+	EP_STATE_LOGOUT_RESP_RCVD       = 0x8000,
 	EP_STATE_PG_OFLD_FAILED         = 0x1000000,
 	EP_STATE_ULP_UPDATE_FAILED      = 0x2000000,
 	EP_STATE_CLEANUP_FAILED         = 0x4000000,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index 3a66ca2..d23fc25 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -562,6 +562,8 @@
 	logout_wqe->num_bds = 1;
 	logout_wqe->cq_index = 0; /* CQ# used for completion, 5771x only */
 
+	bnx2i_conn->ep->state = EP_STATE_LOGOUT_SENT;
+
 	bnx2i_ring_dbell_update_sq_params(bnx2i_conn, 1);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1482,6 +1484,8 @@
 	resp_hdr->t2retain = cpu_to_be32(logout->time_to_retain);
 
 	__iscsi_complete_pdu(conn, (struct iscsi_hdr *)resp_hdr, NULL, 0);
+
+	bnx2i_conn->ep->state = EP_STATE_LOGOUT_RESP_RCVD;
 done:
 	spin_unlock(&session->lock);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
index f6eebb3..c66c5a4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,8 @@
 	case EP_STATE_ULP_UPDATE_START:
 	case EP_STATE_ULP_UPDATE_COMPL:
 	case EP_STATE_TCP_FIN_RCVD:
+	case EP_STATE_LOGOUT_SENT:
+	case EP_STATE_LOGOUT_RESP_RCVD:
 	case EP_STATE_ULP_UPDATE_FAILED:
 		ret = 1;
 		break;
@@ -1923,6 +1925,8 @@
 	struct iscsi_session *session = NULL;
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int close = 0;
+	int close_ret = 0;
 
 	if (!hba)
 		return 0;
@@ -1939,33 +1943,44 @@
 		session = conn->session;
 	}
 
-	bnx2i_ep->state = EP_STATE_DISCONN_START;
-
 	init_timer(&bnx2i_ep->ofld_timer);
 	bnx2i_ep->ofld_timer.expires = hba->conn_teardown_tmo + jiffies;
 	bnx2i_ep->ofld_timer.function = bnx2i_ep_ofld_timer;
 	bnx2i_ep->ofld_timer.data = (unsigned long) bnx2i_ep;
 	add_timer(&bnx2i_ep->ofld_timer);
 
-	if (test_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic)) {
-		int close = 0;
-		int close_ret = 0;
-
-		if (session) {
-			spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
-			if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_LOGGING_OUT)
-				close = 1;
-			spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
-		}
-		if (close)
-			close_ret = cnic->cm_close(bnx2i_ep->cm_sk);
-		else
-			close_ret = cnic->cm_abort(bnx2i_ep->cm_sk);
-		if (close_ret)
-			bnx2i_ep->state = EP_STATE_DISCONN_COMPL;
-	} else
+	if (!test_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (session) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
+		if (bnx2i_ep->state != EP_STATE_TCP_FIN_RCVD) {
+			if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_LOGGING_OUT) {
+				if (bnx2i_ep->state == EP_STATE_LOGOUT_SENT) {
+					/* Logout sent, but no resp */
+					printk(KERN_ALERT "bnx2i - WARNING "
+						"logout response was not "
+						"received!\n");
+				} else if (bnx2i_ep->state ==
+					   EP_STATE_LOGOUT_RESP_RCVD)
+					close = 1;
+			}
+		} else
+			close = 1;
+
+		spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+	}
+
+	bnx2i_ep->state = EP_STATE_DISCONN_START;
+
+	if (close)
+		close_ret = cnic->cm_close(bnx2i_ep->cm_sk);
+	else
+		close_ret = cnic->cm_abort(bnx2i_ep->cm_sk);
+
+	if (close_ret)
+		bnx2i_ep->state = EP_STATE_DISCONN_COMPL;
+
 	/* wait for option-2 conn teardown */
 	wait_event_interruptible(bnx2i_ep->ofld_wait,
 				 bnx2i_ep->state != EP_STATE_DISCONN_START);