diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
index b4eff3cb57ff..4381bfaaef49 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
@@ -3595,6 +3595,8 @@ mpt2sas_base_detach(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 static void
 _base_reset_handler(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int reset_phase)
 {
+	mpt2sas_scsih_reset_handler(ioc, reset_phase);
+	mpt2sas_ctl_reset_handler(ioc, reset_phase);
 	switch (reset_phase) {
 	case MPT2_IOC_PRE_RESET:
 		dtmprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: "
@@ -3625,8 +3627,6 @@ _base_reset_handler(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int reset_phase)
 		    "MPT2_IOC_DONE_RESET\n", ioc->name, __func__));
 		break;
 	}
-	mpt2sas_scsih_reset_handler(ioc, reset_phase);
-	mpt2sas_ctl_reset_handler(ioc, reset_phase);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3680,6 +3680,7 @@ mpt2sas_base_hard_reset_handler(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int sleep_flag,
 {
 	int r;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	u8 pe_complete = ioc->wait_for_port_enable_to_complete;
 
 	dtmprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_DEBUG_FMT "%s: enter\n", ioc->name,
 	    __func__));
@@ -3701,6 +3702,14 @@ mpt2sas_base_hard_reset_handler(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, int sleep_flag,
 	if (r)
 		goto out;
 	_base_reset_handler(ioc, MPT2_IOC_AFTER_RESET);
+
+	/* If this hard reset is called while port enable is active, then
+	 * there is no reason to call make_ioc_operational
+	 */
+	if (pe_complete) {
+		r = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	r = _base_make_ioc_operational(ioc, sleep_flag);
 	if (!r)
 		_base_reset_handler(ioc, MPT2_IOC_DONE_RESET);