diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 764cfcc..0f8bc77 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -7003,6 +7003,7 @@
 		ioa_cfg->sdt_state = ABORT_DUMP;
 	ioa_cfg->reset_retries = IPR_NUM_RESET_RELOAD_RETRIES;
 	ioa_cfg->in_ioa_bringdown = 1;
+	ioa_cfg->allow_cmds = 0;
 	ipr_initiate_ioa_reset(ioa_cfg, IPR_SHUTDOWN_NONE);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ioa_cfg->host->host_lock, flags);
 }