diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.txt b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.txt
index 37eca00796ee..4edb9c1cbef5 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.txt
@@ -105,11 +105,14 @@ function
 
  2. If the host supports asynchronous completion (as indicated by the
     no_async_abort setting in the host template) scsi_abort_command()
-    is invoked to schedule an asynchrous abort. If that fails
-    Step #3 is taken.
+    is invoked to schedule an asynchrous abort.
+    Asynchronous abort are not invoked for commands which the
+    SCSI_EH_ABORT_SCHEDULED flag is set (this indicates that the command
+    already had been aborted once, and this is a retry which failed),
+    or when the EH deadline is expired. In these case Step #3 is taken.
 
- 2. scsi_eh_scmd_add(scmd, SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD) is invoked for the
-    command.  See [1-3] for more information.
+ 3. scsi_eh_scmd_add(scmd, SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD) is invoked for the
+    command.  See [1-4] for more information.
 
 [1-3] Asynchronous command aborts
 
@@ -263,7 +266,6 @@ scmd->allowed.
 
  3. scmd recovered
     ACTION: scsi_eh_finish_cmd() is invoked to EH-finish scmd
-	- clear scmd->eh_eflags
 	- scsi_setup_cmd_retry()
 	- move from local eh_work_q to local eh_done_q
     LOCKING: none
@@ -456,8 +458,6 @@ except for #1 must be implemented by eh_strategy_handler().
 
  - shost->host_failed is zero.
 
- - Each scmd's eh_eflags field is cleared.
-
  - Each scmd is in such a state that scsi_setup_cmd_retry() on the
    scmd doesn't make any difference.
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
index ee6b39a1db69..87e5079d816b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
@@ -613,8 +613,6 @@ static void sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct list_head *
 		SAS_DPRINTK("trying to find task 0x%p\n", task);
 		res = sas_scsi_find_task(task);
 
-		cmd->eh_eflags = 0;
-
 		switch (res) {
 		case TASK_IS_DONE:
 			SAS_DPRINTK("%s: task 0x%p is done\n", __func__,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index cff7d9de79f2..4d26ff215c74 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ scsi_abort_command(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 		/*
 		 * Retry after abort failed, escalate to next level.
 		 */
-		scmd->eh_eflags &= ~SCSI_EH_ABORT_SCHEDULED;
 		SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(3,
 			scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, scmd,
 				    "previous abort failed\n"));
@@ -937,6 +936,7 @@ void scsi_eh_prep_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, struct scsi_eh_save *ses,
 	ses->result = scmd->result;
 	ses->underflow = scmd->underflow;
 	ses->prot_op = scmd->prot_op;
+	ses->eh_eflags = scmd->eh_eflags;
 
 	scmd->prot_op = SCSI_PROT_NORMAL;
 	scmd->eh_eflags = 0;
@@ -1000,6 +1000,7 @@ void scsi_eh_restore_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd* scmd, struct scsi_eh_save *ses)
 	scmd->result = ses->result;
 	scmd->underflow = ses->underflow;
 	scmd->prot_op = ses->prot_op;
+	scmd->eh_eflags = ses->eh_eflags;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_eh_restore_cmnd);
 
@@ -1132,7 +1133,6 @@ static int scsi_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, int rtn)
  */
 void scsi_eh_finish_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, struct list_head *done_q)
 {
-	scmd->eh_eflags = 0;
 	list_move_tail(&scmd->eh_entry, done_q);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_eh_finish_cmd);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h b/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h
index 98d366b55770..a25b3285dd6f 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_eh.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern int scsi_ioctl_reset(struct scsi_device *, int __user *);
 struct scsi_eh_save {
 	/* saved state */
 	int result;
+	int eh_eflags;
 	enum dma_data_direction data_direction;
 	unsigned underflow;
 	unsigned char cmd_len;