diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 1c75646f9689..9ca71cbefce0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void scsi_eh_wakeup(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 				printk("Waking error handler thread\n"));
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_eh_wakeup);
 
 /**
  * scsi_eh_scmd_add - add scsi cmd to error handling.
@@ -1517,7 +1518,7 @@ int scsi_error_handler(void *data)
 	 */
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-		if (shost->host_failed == 0 ||
+		if ((shost->host_failed == 0 && shost->host_eh_scheduled == 0) ||
 		    shost->host_failed != shost->host_busy) {
 			SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(1,
 				printk("Error handler scsi_eh_%d sleeping\n",
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 7b0f9a3810d2..c55d195b6f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void scsi_device_unbusy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	shost->host_busy--;
 	if (unlikely(scsi_host_in_recovery(shost) &&
-		     shost->host_failed))
+		     (shost->host_failed || shost->host_eh_scheduled)))
 		scsi_eh_wakeup(shost);
 	spin_unlock(shost->host_lock);
 	spin_lock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index 27c48274e8cb..0b39081113be 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ extern int scsi_delete_timer(struct scsi_cmnd *);
 extern void scsi_times_out(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 extern int scsi_error_handler(void *host);
 extern int scsi_decide_disposition(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
-extern void scsi_eh_wakeup(struct Scsi_Host *shost);
 extern int scsi_eh_scmd_add(struct scsi_cmnd *, int);
 
 /* scsi_lib.c */
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h b/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h
index d160880b2a87..212c983a6a18 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static inline int scsi_sense_valid(struct scsi_sense_hdr *sshdr)
 }
 
 
+extern void scsi_eh_wakeup(struct Scsi_Host *shost);
 extern void scsi_eh_finish_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd,
 			       struct list_head *done_q);
 extern void scsi_eh_flush_done_q(struct list_head *done_q);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index de6ce541a046..a42efd6e4be8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 	 */
 	unsigned int host_busy;		   /* commands actually active on low-level */
 	unsigned int host_failed;	   /* commands that failed. */
+	unsigned int host_eh_scheduled;    /* EH scheduled without command */
     
 	unsigned short host_no;  /* Used for IOCTL_GET_IDLUN, /proc/scsi et al. */
 	int resetting; /* if set, it means that last_reset is a valid value */