diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_channel.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_channel.c
index 36e5437a0fb6..cdf6856ce089 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_channel.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_channel.c
@@ -738,7 +738,9 @@ xpc_process_disconnect(struct xpc_channel *ch, unsigned long *irq_flags)
 
 	/* make sure all activity has settled down first */
 
-	if (atomic_read(&ch->references) > 0) {
+	if (atomic_read(&ch->references) > 0 ||
+			((ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT_MADE) &&
+			!(ch->flags & XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT_MADE))) {
 		return;
 	}
 	DBUG_ON(atomic_read(&ch->kthreads_assigned) != 0);
@@ -775,7 +777,7 @@ xpc_process_disconnect(struct xpc_channel *ch, unsigned long *irq_flags)
 
 	/* both sides are disconnected now */
 
-	if (ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTCALLOUT) {
+	if (ch->flags & XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT_MADE) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, *irq_flags);
 		xpc_disconnect_callout(ch, xpcDisconnected);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, *irq_flags);
@@ -1300,7 +1302,7 @@ xpc_process_msg_IPI(struct xpc_partition *part, int ch_number)
 				"delivered=%d, partid=%d, channel=%d\n",
 				nmsgs_sent, ch->partid, ch->number);
 
-			if (ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTCALLOUT) {
+			if (ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT_MADE) {
 				xpc_activate_kthreads(ch, nmsgs_sent);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
index 9cd460dfe27e..8cbf16432570 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
@@ -750,12 +750,16 @@ xpc_daemonize_kthread(void *args)
 		/* let registerer know that connection has been established */
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
-		if (!(ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTCALLOUT)) {
-			ch->flags |= XPC_C_CONNECTCALLOUT;
+		if (!(ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT)) {
+			ch->flags |= XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
 
 			xpc_connected_callout(ch);
 
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
+			ch->flags |= XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT_MADE;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
+
 			/*
 			 * It is possible that while the callout was being
 			 * made that the remote partition sent some messages.
@@ -777,15 +781,17 @@ xpc_daemonize_kthread(void *args)
 
 	if (atomic_dec_return(&ch->kthreads_assigned) == 0) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
-		if ((ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTCALLOUT) &&
-				!(ch->flags & XPC_C_DISCONNECTCALLOUT)) {
-			ch->flags |= XPC_C_DISCONNECTCALLOUT;
+		if ((ch->flags & XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT_MADE) &&
+				!(ch->flags & XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT)) {
+			ch->flags |= XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
 
 			xpc_disconnect_callout(ch, xpcDisconnecting);
-		} else {
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
+
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
+			ch->flags |= XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT_MADE;
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, irq_flags);
 		if (atomic_dec_return(&part->nchannels_engaged) == 0) {
 			xpc_mark_partition_disengaged(part);
 			xpc_IPI_send_disengage(part);
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/sn/xpc.h b/include/asm-ia64/sn/xpc.h
index 0c36928ffd8b..df7f5f4f3cde 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/sn/xpc.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/sn/xpc.h
@@ -508,19 +508,24 @@ struct xpc_channel {
 #define	XPC_C_OPENREQUEST	0x00000010 /* local open channel request */
 
 #define	XPC_C_SETUP		0x00000020 /* channel's msgqueues are alloc'd */
-#define	XPC_C_CONNECTCALLOUT	0x00000040 /* channel connected callout made */
-#define	XPC_C_CONNECTED		0x00000080 /* local channel is connected */
-#define	XPC_C_CONNECTING	0x00000100 /* channel is being connected */
+#define	XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT	0x00000040 /* connected callout initiated */
+#define	XPC_C_CONNECTEDCALLOUT_MADE \
+				0x00000080 /* connected callout completed */
+#define	XPC_C_CONNECTED		0x00000100 /* local channel is connected */
+#define	XPC_C_CONNECTING	0x00000200 /* channel is being connected */
 
-#define	XPC_C_RCLOSEREPLY	0x00000200 /* remote close channel reply */
-#define	XPC_C_CLOSEREPLY	0x00000400 /* local close channel reply */
-#define	XPC_C_RCLOSEREQUEST	0x00000800 /* remote close channel request */
-#define	XPC_C_CLOSEREQUEST	0x00001000 /* local close channel request */
+#define	XPC_C_RCLOSEREPLY	0x00000400 /* remote close channel reply */
+#define	XPC_C_CLOSEREPLY	0x00000800 /* local close channel reply */
+#define	XPC_C_RCLOSEREQUEST	0x00001000 /* remote close channel request */
+#define	XPC_C_CLOSEREQUEST	0x00002000 /* local close channel request */
 
-#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTED	0x00002000 /* channel is disconnected */
-#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTING	0x00004000 /* channel is being disconnected */
-#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTCALLOUT	0x00008000 /* chan disconnected callout made */
-#define	XPC_C_WDISCONNECT	0x00010000 /* waiting for channel disconnect */
+#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTED	0x00004000 /* channel is disconnected */
+#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTING	0x00008000 /* channel is being disconnected */
+#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT \
+				0x00010000 /* disconnecting callout initiated */
+#define	XPC_C_DISCONNECTINGCALLOUT_MADE \
+				0x00020000 /* disconnecting callout completed */
+#define	XPC_C_WDISCONNECT	0x00040000 /* waiting for channel disconnect */