diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 8b89fab7c420..fb6e9a7a7f58 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1491,6 +1491,7 @@ static int scsi_dispatch_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		 */
 		SCSI_LOG_MLQUEUE(3, scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, cmd,
 			"queuecommand : device blocked\n"));
+		atomic_dec(&cmd->device->iorequest_cnt);
 		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -1523,6 +1524,7 @@ static int scsi_dispatch_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	trace_scsi_dispatch_cmd_start(cmd);
 	rtn = host->hostt->queuecommand(host, cmd);
 	if (rtn) {
+		atomic_dec(&cmd->device->iorequest_cnt);
 		trace_scsi_dispatch_cmd_error(cmd, rtn);
 		if (rtn != SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY &&
 		    rtn != SCSI_MLQUEUE_TARGET_BUSY)