diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
index 08645a99ad6b..9dacbb8570c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ static long mpi3mr_bsg_pel_enable(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		return rval;
 	}
 
+	if (mrioc->unrecoverable) {
+		dprint_bsg_err(mrioc, "%s: unrecoverable controller\n",
+			       __func__);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	if (mrioc->reset_in_progress) {
+		dprint_bsg_err(mrioc, "%s: reset in progress\n", __func__);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	if (mrioc->stop_bsgs) {
+		dprint_bsg_err(mrioc, "%s: bsgs are blocked\n", __func__);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
 	sg_copy_to_buffer(job->request_payload.sg_list,
 			  job->request_payload.sg_cnt,
 			  &pel_enable, sizeof(pel_enable));