diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 10c3ee53ec3a..c217cec4dd49 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ qla2x00_wait_for_sess_deletion(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 {
 	qla2x00_mark_all_devices_lost(vha, 0);
 
-	wait_event(vha->fcport_waitQ, test_fcport_count(vha));
+	wait_event_timeout(vha->fcport_waitQ, test_fcport_count(vha), 10*HZ);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 3bcfbee2ae26..6a6d9db6479f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ int qlt_stop_phase1(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf00a,
 	    "Waiting for tgt %p: sess_count=%d\n", tgt, tgt->sess_count);
 
-	wait_event(tgt->waitQ, test_tgt_sess_count(tgt));
+	wait_event_timeout(tgt->waitQ, test_tgt_sess_count(tgt), 10*HZ);
 
 	/* Big hammer */
 	if (!ha->flags.host_shutting_down &&
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ int qlt_stop_phase1(struct qla_tgt *tgt)
 		qlt_disable_vha(vha);
 
 	/* Wait for sessions to clear out (just in case) */
-	wait_event(tgt->waitQ, test_tgt_sess_count(tgt));
+	wait_event_timeout(tgt->waitQ, test_tgt_sess_count(tgt), 10*HZ);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qlt_stop_phase1);