diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c
index 2e5ab844fe09..3d00afd8cbca 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c
@@ -567,7 +567,10 @@ static void sym53c8xx_timer(struct timer_list *t)
  *  Generic method for our eh processing.
  *  The 'op' argument tells what we have to do.
  */
-static int sym_eh_handler(int op, char *opname, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+/*
+ * Error handlers called from the eh thread (one thread per HBA).
+ */
+static int sym53c8xx_eh_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	struct sym_ucmd *ucmd = SYM_UCMD_PTR(cmd);
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = cmd->device->host;
@@ -579,7 +582,7 @@ static int sym_eh_handler(int op, char *opname, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	int sts = -1;
 	struct completion eh_done;
 
-	scmd_printk(KERN_WARNING, cmd, "%s operation started\n", opname);
+	scmd_printk(KERN_WARNING, cmd, "ABORT operation started\n");
 
 	/*
 	 * Escalate to host reset if the PCI bus went down
@@ -597,19 +600,7 @@ static int sym_eh_handler(int op, char *opname, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Try to proceed the operation we have been asked for */
-	sts = -1;
-	switch(op) {
-	case SYM_EH_ABORT:
-		sts = sym_abort_scsiio(np, cmd, 1);
-		break;
-	case SYM_EH_DEVICE_RESET:
-		sts = sym_reset_scsi_target(np, cmd->device->id);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
+	sts = sym_abort_scsiio(np, cmd, 1);
 	/* On error, restore everything and cross fingers :) */
 	if (sts)
 		cmd_queued = 0;
@@ -626,23 +617,60 @@ static int sym_eh_handler(int op, char *opname, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
 	}
 
-	dev_warn(&cmd->device->sdev_gendev, "%s operation %s.\n", opname,
+	dev_warn(&cmd->device->sdev_gendev, "ABORT operation %s.\n",
 			sts==0 ? "complete" :sts==-2 ? "timed-out" : "failed");
 	return sts ? SCSI_FAILED : SCSI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Error handlers called from the eh thread (one thread per HBA).
- */
-static int sym53c8xx_eh_abort_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+static int sym53c8xx_eh_target_reset_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
-	return sym_eh_handler(SYM_EH_ABORT, "ABORT", cmd);
-}
+	struct scsi_target *starget = scsi_target(cmd->device);
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(starget->dev.parent);
+	struct sym_data *sym_data = shost_priv(shost);
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = sym_data->pdev;
+	struct sym_hcb *np = sym_data->ncb;
+	SYM_QUEHEAD *qp;
+	int sts;
+	struct completion eh_done;
 
-static int sym53c8xx_eh_device_reset_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
-{
-	return sym_eh_handler(SYM_EH_DEVICE_RESET, "DEVICE RESET", cmd);
+	starget_printk(KERN_WARNING, starget,
+		       "TARGET RESET operation started\n");
+
+	/*
+	 * Escalate to host reset if the PCI bus went down
+	 */
+	if (pci_channel_offline(pdev))
+		return SCSI_FAILED;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
+	sts = sym_reset_scsi_target(np, starget->id);
+	if (!sts) {
+		FOR_EACH_QUEUED_ELEMENT(&np->busy_ccbq, qp) {
+			struct sym_ccb *cp = sym_que_entry(qp, struct sym_ccb,
+							   link_ccbq);
+			struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = cp->cmd;
+			struct sym_ucmd *ucmd;
+
+			if (!cmd || cmd->device->channel != starget->channel ||
+			    cmd->device->id != starget->id)
+				continue;
+
+			ucmd = SYM_UCMD_PTR(cmd);
+			init_completion(&eh_done);
+			ucmd->eh_done = &eh_done;
+			spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
+			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&eh_done, 5*HZ)) {
+				ucmd->eh_done = NULL;
+				sts = -2;
+			}
+			spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
+
+	starget_printk(KERN_WARNING, starget, "TARGET RESET operation %s.\n",
+			sts==0 ? "complete" :sts==-2 ? "timed-out" : "failed");
+	return SCSI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static int sym53c8xx_eh_bus_reset_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost, int channel)
@@ -1660,7 +1688,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template sym2_template = {
 	.slave_configure	= sym53c8xx_slave_configure,
 	.slave_destroy		= sym53c8xx_slave_destroy,
 	.eh_abort_handler	= sym53c8xx_eh_abort_handler,
-	.eh_device_reset_handler = sym53c8xx_eh_device_reset_handler,
+	.eh_target_reset_handler = sym53c8xx_eh_target_reset_handler,
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler	= sym53c8xx_eh_bus_reset_handler,
 	.eh_host_reset_handler	= sym53c8xx_eh_host_reset_handler,
 	.this_id		= 7,
