diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 355d1c5f2194c..2114d2dd3501a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -3703,11 +3703,13 @@ static int mpi_hw_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void* piomb)
 	case HW_EVENT_PHY_START_STATUS:
 		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, MSG, "HW_EVENT_PHY_START_STATUS status = %x\n",
 			   status);
-		if (status == 0) {
+		if (status == 0)
 			phy->phy_state = 1;
-			if (pm8001_ha->flags == PM8001F_RUN_TIME &&
-					phy->enable_completion != NULL)
-				complete(phy->enable_completion);
+
+		if (pm8001_ha->flags == PM8001F_RUN_TIME &&
+				phy->enable_completion != NULL) {
+			complete(phy->enable_completion);
+			phy->enable_completion = NULL;
 		}
 		break;
 	case HW_EVENT_SAS_PHY_UP:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
index 7657d68e12d5f..0c0c886c7371d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
@@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@ static int pm8001_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_out_shost;
 	}
 	list_add_tail(&pm8001_ha->list, &hba_list);
-	scsi_scan_host(pm8001_ha->shost);
 	pm8001_ha->flags = PM8001F_RUN_TIME;
+	scsi_scan_host(pm8001_ha->shost);
 	return 0;
 
 err_out_shost:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
index 474468df2a78d..39de9a9360d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -264,12 +264,17 @@ void pm8001_scan_start(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	int i;
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
 	struct sas_ha_struct *sha = SHOST_TO_SAS_HA(shost);
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion);
 	pm8001_ha = sha->lldd_ha;
 	/* SAS_RE_INITIALIZATION not available in SPCv/ve */
 	if (pm8001_ha->chip_id == chip_8001)
 		PM8001_CHIP_DISP->sas_re_init_req(pm8001_ha);
-	for (i = 0; i < pm8001_ha->chip->n_phy; ++i)
+	for (i = 0; i < pm8001_ha->chip->n_phy; ++i) {
+		pm8001_ha->phy[i].enable_completion = &completion;
 		PM8001_CHIP_DISP->phy_start_req(pm8001_ha, i);
+		wait_for_completion(&completion);
+		msleep(300);
+	}
 }
 
 int pm8001_scan_finished(struct Scsi_Host *shost, unsigned long time)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 27b354860a16e..a203a4fc2674a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -3432,13 +3432,13 @@ static int mpi_phy_start_resp(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 	pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, INIT,
 		   "phy start resp status:0x%x, phyid:0x%x\n",
 		   status, phy_id);
-	if (status == 0) {
+	if (status == 0)
 		phy->phy_state = PHY_LINK_DOWN;
-		if (pm8001_ha->flags == PM8001F_RUN_TIME &&
-				phy->enable_completion != NULL) {
-			complete(phy->enable_completion);
-			phy->enable_completion = NULL;
-		}
+
+	if (pm8001_ha->flags == PM8001F_RUN_TIME &&
+			phy->enable_completion != NULL) {
+		complete(phy->enable_completion);
+		phy->enable_completion = NULL;
 	}
 	return 0;