diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
index 654c972b8ea0c3f3117cd27a495a1f1dd99ee685..882ce82c46990e75209bb01024d51b7240e23f51 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ extern int pciehp_poll_time;
  * @reset_lock: prevents access to the Data Link Layer Link Active bit in the
  *	Link Status register and to the Presence Detect State bit in the Slot
  *	Status register during a slot reset which may cause them to flap
+ * @ist_running: flag to keep user request waiting while IRQ thread is running
  * @request_result: result of last user request submitted to the IRQ thread
  * @requester: wait queue to wake up on completion of user request,
  *	used for synchronous slot enable/disable request via sysfs
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ struct controller {
 
 	struct hotplug_slot hotplug_slot;	/* hotplug core interface */
 	struct rw_semaphore reset_lock;
+	unsigned int ist_running;
 	int request_result;
 	wait_queue_head_t requester;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c
index 21af7b16d7a4f258e04d48f78a351cd88e5a9718..dd8e4a5fb282602dc712d9abcca8ba37ab4d5da0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ int pciehp_sysfs_enable_slot(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot)
 		ctrl->request_result = -ENODEV;
 		pciehp_request(ctrl, PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_PDC);
 		wait_event(ctrl->requester,
-			   !atomic_read(&ctrl->pending_events));
+			   !atomic_read(&ctrl->pending_events) &&
+			   !ctrl->ist_running);
 		return ctrl->request_result;
 	case POWERON_STATE:
 		ctrl_info(ctrl, "Slot(%s): Already in powering on state\n",
@@ -408,7 +409,8 @@ int pciehp_sysfs_disable_slot(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot)
 		mutex_unlock(&ctrl->state_lock);
 		pciehp_request(ctrl, DISABLE_SLOT);
 		wait_event(ctrl->requester,
-			   !atomic_read(&ctrl->pending_events));
+			   !atomic_read(&ctrl->pending_events) &&
+			   !ctrl->ist_running);
 		return ctrl->request_result;
 	case POWEROFF_STATE:
 		ctrl_info(ctrl, "Slot(%s): Already in powering off state\n",
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index 1a522c1c41772ed33828a366afd899356c42bd90..86d97f3112f023086ffd591f06387dd5c3021119 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ static irqreturn_t pciehp_ist(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	irqreturn_t ret;
 	u32 events;
 
+	ctrl->ist_running = true;
 	pci_config_pm_runtime_get(pdev);
 
 	/* rerun pciehp_isr() if the port was inaccessible on interrupt */
@@ -629,6 +630,7 @@ static irqreturn_t pciehp_ist(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	up_read(&ctrl->reset_lock);
 
 	pci_config_pm_runtime_put(pdev);
+	ctrl->ist_running = false;
 	wake_up(&ctrl->requester);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }