diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 2b33e48eea90..b5b1eb260750 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ _base_fault_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress_lock, flags);
-	if (ioc->shost_recovery)
+	if (ioc->shost_recovery || ioc->pci_error_recovery)
 		goto rearm_timer;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress_lock, flags);
 
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ _base_fault_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "SAS host is non-operational !!!!\n",
 		    ioc->name);
 
+		/* It may be possible that EEH recovery can resolve some of
+		 * pci bus failure issues rather removing the dead ioc function
+		 * by considering controller is in a non-operational state. So
+		 * here priority is given to the EEH recovery. If it doesn't
+		 * not resolve this issue, mpt3sas driver will consider this
+		 * controller to non-operational state and remove the dead ioc
+		 * function.
+		 */
+		if (ioc->non_operational_loop++ < 5) {
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->ioc_reset_in_progress_lock,
+							 flags);
+			goto rearm_timer;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Call _scsih_flush_pending_cmds callback so that we flush all
 		 * pending commands back to OS. This call is required to aovid
@@ -193,6 +207,8 @@ _base_fault_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		return; /* don't rearm timer */
 	}
 
+	ioc->non_operational_loop = 0;
+
 	if ((doorbell & MPI2_IOC_STATE_MASK) != MPI2_IOC_STATE_OPERATIONAL) {
 		rc = mpt3sas_base_hard_reset_handler(ioc, CAN_SLEEP,
 		    FORCE_BIG_HAMMER);
@@ -5162,6 +5178,7 @@ mpt3sas_base_attach(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 	if (r)
 		goto out_free_resources;
 
+	ioc->non_operational_loop = 0;
 	return 0;
 
  out_free_resources:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
index 08f46a7bb00c..a0d1f1304b44 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.h
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER {
 	u16		cpu_msix_table_sz;
 	u32		ioc_reset_count;
 	MPT3SAS_FLUSH_RUNNING_CMDS schedule_dead_ioc_flush_running_cmds;
+	u32             non_operational_loop;
 
 	/* internal commands, callback index */
 	u8		scsi_io_cb_idx;