diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index e9901b8..01e4e51 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ struct kmem_cache *scsi_sdb_cache;
  */
 #define SCSI_QUEUE_DELAY	3
 
-static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q);
-
 /*
  * Function:	scsi_unprep_request()
  *
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ static int __scsi_queue_insert(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, int reason, int unbusy)
 	blk_requeue_request(q, cmd->request);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 
-	scsi_run_queue(q);
+	kblockd_schedule_work(q, &device->requeue_work);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -433,7 +431,11 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		blk_run_queue_async(sdev->request_queue);
+		spin_unlock(shost->host_lock);
+		spin_lock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
+		__blk_run_queue(sdev->request_queue);
+		spin_unlock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
+		spin_lock(shost->host_lock);
 	}
 	/* put any unprocessed entries back */
 	list_splice(&starved_list, &shost->starved_list);
@@ -442,6 +444,16 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	blk_run_queue(q);
 }
 
+void scsi_requeue_run_queue(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct scsi_device *sdev;
+	struct request_queue *q;
+
+	sdev = container_of(work, struct scsi_device, requeue_work);
+	q = sdev->request_queue;
+	scsi_run_queue(q);
+}
+
 /*
  * Function:	scsi_requeue_command()
  *
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 087821f..58584dc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static struct scsi_device *scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target *starget,
 	int display_failure_msg = 1, ret;
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(starget->dev.parent);
 	extern void scsi_evt_thread(struct work_struct *work);
+	extern void scsi_requeue_run_queue(struct work_struct *work);
 
 	sdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*sdev) + shost->transportt->device_size,
 		       GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ static struct scsi_device *scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target *starget,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdev->event_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&sdev->list_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&sdev->event_work, scsi_evt_thread);
+	INIT_WORK(&sdev->requeue_work, scsi_requeue_run_queue);
 
 	sdev->sdev_gendev.parent = get_device(&starget->dev);
 	sdev->sdev_target = starget;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 2d3ec50..dd82e02 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 				sdev_dev;
 
 	struct execute_work	ew; /* used to get process context on put */
+	struct work_struct	requeue_work;
 
 	struct scsi_dh_data	*scsi_dh_data;
 	enum scsi_device_state sdev_state;