diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index e047747d4ecf..46cc8e3c79a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ static void scsi_host_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	/* Wait for functions invoked through call_rcu(&scmd->rcu, ...) */
 	rcu_barrier();
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&shost->eh_work);
 	if (shost->tmf_work_q)
 		destroy_workqueue(shost->tmf_work_q);
 	if (shost->ehandler)
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(const struct scsi_host_template *sht, int priv
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&shost->starved_list);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&shost->host_wait);
 	mutex_init(&shost->scan_mutex);
+	INIT_WORK(&shost->eh_work, scsi_rcu_eh_wakeup);
 
 	index = ida_alloc(&host_index_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (index < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 147127fb4db9..453a2232452d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -73,6 +73,26 @@ void scsi_eh_wakeup(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int busy)
 	}
 }
 
+void scsi_rcu_eh_wakeup(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = container_of(work, struct Scsi_Host, eh_work);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int busy;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure any running scsi_dec_host_busy has completed its rcu section
+	 * so changes to host state and host_eh_scheduled are visible to all
+	 * future calls of scsi_dec_host_busy
+	 */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	busy = scsi_host_busy(shost);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	scsi_eh_wakeup(shost, busy);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * scsi_schedule_eh - schedule EH for SCSI host
  * @shost:	SCSI host to invoke error handling on.
@@ -88,7 +108,7 @@ void scsi_schedule_eh(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	if (scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_RECOVERY) == 0 ||
 	    scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL_RECOVERY) == 0) {
 		shost->host_eh_scheduled++;
-		scsi_eh_wakeup(shost, scsi_host_busy(shost));
+		queue_work(shost->tmf_work_q, &shost->eh_work);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index 37e5601be2b8..3dbf2ca59536 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ extern enum blk_eh_timer_return scsi_timeout(struct request *req);
 extern int scsi_error_handler(void *host);
 extern enum scsi_disposition scsi_decide_disposition(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 extern void scsi_eh_wakeup(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned int busy);
+extern void scsi_rcu_eh_wakeup(struct work_struct *work);
 extern void scsi_eh_scmd_add(struct scsi_cmnd *);
 void scsi_eh_ready_devs(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 			struct list_head *work_q,
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 7e2011830ba4..f6b286fa59f2 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 	 */
 	struct device *dma_dev;
 
+	/* Used for an rcu-synchronizing eh wakeup */
+	struct work_struct eh_work;
+
 	/* Delay for runtime autosuspend */
 	int rpm_autosuspend_delay;