diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
index 5156e057d062..23a8e9f8dcb4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
@@ -515,10 +515,12 @@ int aac_fib_send(u16 command, struct fib *fibptr, unsigned long size,
 				}
 				udelay(5);
 			}
-		} else
-			(void)down_interruptible(&fibptr->event_wait);
+		} else if (down_interruptible(&fibptr->event_wait) == 0) {
+			fibptr->done = 2;
+			up(&fibptr->event_wait);
+		}
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&fibptr->event_lock, flags);
-		if (fibptr->done == 0) {
+		if ((fibptr->done == 0) || (fibptr->done == 2)) {
 			fibptr->done = 2; /* Tell interrupt we aborted */
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fibptr->event_lock, flags);
 			return -EINTR;