diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index e5e38431c5c7..acb5025b196d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 #include <linux/hdreg.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
-#include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
@@ -8665,6 +8665,30 @@ static int ipr_dump_mailbox_wait(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd)
 	return IPR_RC_JOB_RETURN;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ipr_set_affinity_nobalance
+ * @ioa_cfg:	ipr_ioa_cfg struct for an ipr device
+ * @flag:	bool
+ *	true: ensable "IRQ_NO_BALANCING" bit for msix interrupt
+ *	false: disable "IRQ_NO_BALANCING" bit for msix interrupt
+ * Description: This function will be called to disable/enable
+ *	"IRQ_NO_BALANCING" to avoid irqbalance daemon
+ *	kicking in during adapter reset.
+ **/
+static void ipr_set_affinity_nobalance(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg, bool flag)
+{
+	int irq, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ioa_cfg->nvectors; i++) {
+		irq = pci_irq_vector(ioa_cfg->pdev, i);
+
+		if (flag)
+			irq_set_status_flags(irq, IRQ_NO_BALANCING);
+		else
+			irq_clear_status_flags(irq, IRQ_NO_BALANCING);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * ipr_reset_restore_cfg_space - Restore PCI config space.
  * @ipr_cmd:	ipr command struct
@@ -8689,6 +8713,7 @@ static int ipr_reset_restore_cfg_space(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd)
 		return IPR_RC_JOB_CONTINUE;
 	}
 
+	ipr_set_affinity_nobalance(ioa_cfg, false);
 	ipr_fail_all_ops(ioa_cfg);
 
 	if (ioa_cfg->sis64) {
@@ -8768,6 +8793,7 @@ static int ipr_reset_start_bist(struct ipr_cmnd *ipr_cmd)
 		rc = pci_write_config_byte(ioa_cfg->pdev, PCI_BIST, PCI_BIST_START);
 
 	if (rc == PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL) {
+		ipr_set_affinity_nobalance(ioa_cfg, true);
 		ipr_cmd->job_step = ipr_reset_bist_done;
 		ipr_reset_start_timer(ipr_cmd, IPR_WAIT_FOR_BIST_TIMEOUT);
 		rc = IPR_RC_JOB_RETURN;