diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index de67cf310462..3ccfbec682d0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,12 @@ megasas_queue_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	instance = (struct megasas_instance *)
 	    scmd->device->host->hostdata;
 
+	if (instance->unload == 1) {
+		scmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
+		scmd->scsi_done(scmd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (instance->issuepend_done == 0)
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
 
@@ -5011,10 +5017,6 @@ static int megasas_io_attach(struct megasas_instance *instance)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Trigger SCSI to scan our drives
-	 */
-	scsi_scan_host(host);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5344,6 +5346,10 @@ retry_irq_register:
 		goto fail_io_attach;
 
 	instance->unload = 0;
+	/*
+	 * Trigger SCSI to scan our drives
+	 */
+	scsi_scan_host(host);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initiate AEN (Asynchronous Event Notification)
@@ -6107,6 +6113,11 @@ megasas_mgmt_fw_ioctl(struct megasas_instance *instance,
 	megasas_issue_blocked_cmd(instance, cmd, 0);
 	cmd->sync_cmd = 0;
 
+	if (instance->unload == 1) {
+		dev_info(&instance->pdev->dev, "Driver unload is in progress "
+			"don't submit data to application\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * copy out the kernel buffers to user buffers
 	 */