diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 74fca184dba9..5ab3caffa08b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -2835,7 +2835,8 @@ scsih_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	_scsih_tm_display_info(ioc, scmd);
 
 	sas_device_priv_data = scmd->device->hostdata;
-	if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target) {
+	if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target ||
+	    ioc->remove_host) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd->device,
 			"device been deleted! scmd(%p)\n", scmd);
 		scmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
@@ -2898,7 +2899,8 @@ scsih_dev_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	_scsih_tm_display_info(ioc, scmd);
 
 	sas_device_priv_data = scmd->device->hostdata;
-	if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target) {
+	if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target ||
+	    ioc->remove_host) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd->device,
 			"device been deleted! scmd(%p)\n", scmd);
 		scmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
@@ -2961,7 +2963,8 @@ scsih_target_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	_scsih_tm_display_info(ioc, scmd);
 
 	sas_device_priv_data = scmd->device->hostdata;
-	if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target) {
+	if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target ||
+	    ioc->remove_host) {
 		starget_printk(KERN_INFO, starget, "target been deleted! scmd(%p)\n",
 			scmd);
 		scmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
@@ -3019,7 +3022,7 @@ scsih_host_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	    ioc->name, scmd);
 	scsi_print_command(scmd);
 
-	if (ioc->is_driver_loading) {
+	if (ioc->is_driver_loading || ioc->remove_host) {
 		pr_info(MPT3SAS_FMT "Blocking the host reset\n",
 		    ioc->name);
 		r = FAILED;