}
        }
 
+       /*
+        * Put the controller into ready state (if its not already)
+        */
+       if (mpt_GetIocState(ioc, 1) != MPI_IOC_STATE_READY) {
+               if (!SendIocReset(ioc, MPI_FUNCTION_IOC_MESSAGE_UNIT_RESET,
+                   CAN_SLEEP)) {
+                       if (mpt_GetIocState(ioc, 1) != MPI_IOC_STATE_READY)
+                               printk(MYIOC_s_ERR_FMT "%s:  IOC msg unit "
+                                   "reset failed to put ioc in ready state!\n",
+                                   ioc->name, __func__);
+               } else
+                       printk(MYIOC_s_ERR_FMT "%s:  IOC msg unit reset "
+                           "failed!\n", ioc->name, __func__);
+       }
+
+
        /* Disable adapter interrupts! */
        synchronize_irq(ioc->pcidev->irq);
        CHIPREG_WRITE32(&ioc->chip->IntMask, 0xFFFFFFFF);