diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h
index 041940183516..cdedc271857a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi.h
@@ -1347,7 +1347,6 @@ struct pqi_ctrl_info {
 	bool		controller_online;
 	bool		block_requests;
 	bool		scan_blocked;
-	u8		logical_volume_rescan_needed : 1;
 	u8		inbound_spanning_supported : 1;
 	u8		outbound_spanning_supported : 1;
 	u8		pqi_mode_enabled : 1;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index d56201120087..081bb2c09806 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -2093,8 +2093,6 @@ static void pqi_scsi_update_device(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 		if (existing_device->devtype == TYPE_DISK) {
 			existing_device->raid_level = new_device->raid_level;
 			existing_device->volume_status = new_device->volume_status;
-			if (ctrl_info->logical_volume_rescan_needed)
-				existing_device->rescan = true;
 			memset(existing_device->next_bypass_group, 0, sizeof(existing_device->next_bypass_group));
 			if (!pqi_raid_maps_equal(existing_device->raid_map, new_device->raid_map)) {
 				kfree(existing_device->raid_map);
@@ -2164,6 +2162,20 @@ static inline void pqi_init_device_tmf_work(struct pqi_scsi_dev *device)
 		INIT_WORK(&tmf_work->work_struct, pqi_tmf_worker);
 }
 
+static inline bool pqi_volume_rescan_needed(struct pqi_scsi_dev *device)
+{
+	if (pqi_device_in_remove(device))
+		return false;
+
+	if (device->sdev == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!scsi_device_online(device->sdev))
+		return false;
+
+	return device->rescan;
+}
+
 static void pqi_update_device_list(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 	struct pqi_scsi_dev *new_device_list[], unsigned int num_new_devices)
 {
@@ -2284,9 +2296,13 @@ static void pqi_update_device_list(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 		if (device->sdev && device->queue_depth != device->advertised_queue_depth) {
 			device->advertised_queue_depth = device->queue_depth;
 			scsi_change_queue_depth(device->sdev, device->advertised_queue_depth);
-			if (device->rescan) {
-				scsi_rescan_device(device->sdev);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrl_info->scsi_device_list_lock, flags);
+			if (pqi_volume_rescan_needed(device)) {
 				device->rescan = false;
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl_info->scsi_device_list_lock, flags);
+				scsi_rescan_device(device->sdev);
+			} else {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl_info->scsi_device_list_lock, flags);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2308,8 +2324,6 @@ static void pqi_update_device_list(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctrl_info->logical_volume_rescan_needed = false;
-
 }
 
 static inline bool pqi_is_supported_device(struct pqi_scsi_dev *device)
@@ -3702,6 +3716,21 @@ static bool pqi_ofa_process_event(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 	return ack_event;
 }
 
+static void pqi_mark_volumes_for_rescan(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct pqi_scsi_dev *device;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrl_info->scsi_device_list_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(device, &ctrl_info->scsi_device_list, scsi_device_list_entry) {
+		if (pqi_is_logical_device(device) && device->devtype == TYPE_DISK)
+			device->rescan = true;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl_info->scsi_device_list_lock, flags);
+}
+
 static void pqi_disable_raid_bypass(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -3742,7 +3771,7 @@ static void pqi_event_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 				ack_event = true;
 				rescan_needed = true;
 				if (event->event_type == PQI_EVENT_TYPE_LOGICAL_DEVICE)
-					ctrl_info->logical_volume_rescan_needed = true;
+					pqi_mark_volumes_for_rescan(ctrl_info);
 				else if (event->event_type == PQI_EVENT_TYPE_AIO_STATE_CHANGE)
 					pqi_disable_raid_bypass(ctrl_info);
 			}