struct iscsi_session *session = iscsi_hostdata(host->hostdata);
        struct iscsi_conn *conn = session->leadconn;
 
+       mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
        spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
        if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_TERMINATE) {
 failed:
                debug_scsi("failing host reset: session terminated "
                           "[CID %d age %d]\n", conn->id, session->age);
                spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
+               mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
                return FAILED;
        }
 
        spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
-
+       mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
        /*
         * we drop the lock here but the leadconn cannot be destoyed while
         * we are in the scsi eh
        if (signal_pending(current))
                flush_signals(current);
 
+       mutex_lock(&session->eh_mutex);
        spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
        if (session->state == ISCSI_STATE_LOGGED_IN)
                printk(KERN_INFO "iscsi: host reset succeeded\n");
        else
                goto failed;
        spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
-
+       mutex_unlock(&session->eh_mutex);
        return SUCCESS;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_eh_host_reset);