diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
index 883ed59f731f..5b105044bf66 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ extern atomic64_t event_counter;
 
 #define MPI3MR_DEFAULT_CFG_PAGE_SZ		1024 /* in bytes */
 
+#define MPI3MR_RESET_TOPOLOGY_SETTLE_TIME	10
+
 #define MPI3MR_SCMD_TIMEOUT    (60 * HZ)
 #define MPI3MR_EH_SCMD_TIMEOUT (60 * HZ)
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
index e3df044ad716..f841a44d3a63 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
@@ -4042,10 +4042,8 @@ retry_init:
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (!is_resume) {
-		mrioc->device_refresh_on = 1;
-		mpi3mr_add_event_wait_for_device_refresh(mrioc);
-	}
+	mrioc->device_refresh_on = 1;
+	mpi3mr_add_event_wait_for_device_refresh(mrioc);
 
 	ioc_info(mrioc, "sending port enable\n");
 	retval = mpi3mr_issue_port_enable(mrioc, 1);
@@ -4912,7 +4910,7 @@ int mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		    mrioc->name, reset_reason);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ssleep(10);
+	ssleep(MPI3MR_RESET_TOPOLOGY_SETTLE_TIME);
 
 out:
 	if (!retval) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
index 282ec4b382da..d61837f0087d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
@@ -5228,13 +5228,17 @@ mpi3mr_resume(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	mrioc->stop_drv_processing = 0;
+	mpi3mr_invalidate_devhandles(mrioc);
+	mpi3mr_free_enclosure_list(mrioc);
 	mpi3mr_memset_buffers(mrioc);
 	r = mpi3mr_reinit_ioc(mrioc, 1);
 	if (r) {
 		ioc_err(mrioc, "resuming controller failed[%d]\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
+	ssleep(MPI3MR_RESET_TOPOLOGY_SETTLE_TIME);
 	scsi_unblock_requests(shost);
+	mrioc->device_refresh_on = 0;
 	mpi3mr_start_watchdog(mrioc);
 
 	return 0;