diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 05d2bd075fd4..0d730f646bce 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -638,10 +638,12 @@ int scsi_dispatch_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(host->host_lock, flags);
 	if (rtn) {
-		atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iodone_cnt);
-		scsi_queue_insert(cmd,
-				(rtn == SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY) ?
-				 rtn : SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY);
+		if (scsi_delete_timer(cmd)) {
+			atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iodone_cnt);
+			scsi_queue_insert(cmd,
+					  (rtn == SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY) ?
+					  rtn : SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY);
+		}
 		SCSI_LOG_MLQUEUE(3,
 		    printk("queuecommand : request rejected\n"));
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index c3bb28c3feef..9f996499fa9d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -128,13 +128,7 @@ int scsi_queue_insert(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, int reason)
 		 printk("Inserting command %p into mlqueue\n", cmd));
 
 	/*
-	 * We are inserting the command into the ml queue.  First, we
-	 * cancel the timer, so it doesn't time out.
-	 */
-	scsi_delete_timer(cmd);
-
-	/*
-	 * Next, set the appropriate busy bit for the device/host.
+	 * Set the appropriate busy bit for the device/host.
 	 *
 	 * If the host/device isn't busy, assume that something actually
 	 * completed, and that we should be able to queue a command now.