diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index f40b9609f6e4..1c2737293eb5 100755
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -747,6 +747,10 @@ lpfc_linkdown(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 
 	if (phba->link_state == LPFC_LINK_DOWN)
 		return 0;
+
+	/* Block all SCSI stack I/Os */
+	lpfc_scsi_dev_block(phba);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 	phba->fcf.fcf_flag &= ~(FCF_AVAILABLE | FCF_DISCOVERED);
 	if (phba->link_state > LPFC_LINK_DOWN) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 7083ef3b3878..974ea6d85efe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -7226,8 +7226,6 @@ lpfc_prep_dev_for_perm_failure(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
 			"2711 PCI channel permanent disable for failure\n");
-	/* Block all SCSI devices' I/Os on the host */
-	lpfc_scsi_dev_block(phba);
 	/* Clean up all driver's outstanding SCSI I/Os */
 	lpfc_sli_flush_fcp_rings(phba);
 }
@@ -7256,6 +7254,9 @@ lpfc_io_error_detected_s3(struct pci_dev *pdev, pci_channel_state_t state)
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ((struct lpfc_vport *)shost->hostdata)->phba;
 
+	/* Block all SCSI devices' I/Os on the host */
+	lpfc_scsi_dev_block(phba);
+
 	switch (state) {
 	case pci_channel_io_normal:
 		/* Non-fatal error, prepare for recovery */