diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
index 97d269f16888..1bc623ad3faf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
@@ -302,9 +302,11 @@ int aac_send_shutdown(struct aac_dev * dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	aac_fib_init(fibctx);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->ioctl_mutex);
-	dev->adapter_shutdown = 1;
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->ioctl_mutex);
+	if (!dev->adapter_shutdown) {
+		mutex_lock(&dev->ioctl_mutex);
+		dev->adapter_shutdown = 1;
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->ioctl_mutex);
+	}
 
 	cmd = (struct aac_close *) fib_data(fibctx);
 	cmd->command = cpu_to_le32(VM_CloseAll);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index 62beb2596466..c9252b138c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -1551,8 +1551,9 @@ static void __aac_shutdown(struct aac_dev * aac)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	mutex_lock(&aac->ioctl_mutex);
 	aac->adapter_shutdown = 1;
-	aac_send_shutdown(aac);
+	mutex_unlock(&aac->ioctl_mutex);
 
 	if (aac->aif_thread) {
 		int i;
@@ -1565,7 +1566,11 @@ static void __aac_shutdown(struct aac_dev * aac)
 		}
 		kthread_stop(aac->thread);
 	}
+
+	aac_send_shutdown(aac);
+
 	aac_adapter_disable_int(aac);
+
 	if (aac_is_src(aac)) {
 		if (aac->max_msix > 1) {
 			for (i = 0; i < aac->max_msix; i++) {