struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host;
 
        struct mutex    scan_mutex;
+       bool            controller_online : 1;
        u8              inbound_spanning_supported : 1;
        u8              outbound_spanning_supported : 1;
        u8              pqi_mode_enabled : 1;
-       u8              controller_online : 1;
        u8              heartbeat_timer_started : 1;
 
        struct list_head scsi_device_list;
 
 
        ctrl_info->controller_online = false;
        dev_err(&ctrl_info->pci_dev->dev, "controller offline\n");
+       sis_shutdown_ctrl(ctrl_info);
 
        for (i = 0; i < ctrl_info->num_queue_groups; i++) {
                queue_group = &ctrl_info->queue_groups[i];
 
 #define SIS_REENABLE_SIS_MODE                  0x1
 #define SIS_ENABLE_MSIX                                0x40
 #define SIS_SOFT_RESET                         0x100
+#define SIS_TRIGGER_SHUTDOWN                   0x800000
 #define SIS_CMD_READY                          0x200
 #define SIS_CMD_COMPLETE                       0x1000
 #define SIS_CLEAR_CTRL_TO_HOST_DOORBELL                0x1000
                &ctrl_info->registers->sis_host_to_ctrl_doorbell);
 }
 
+void sis_shutdown_ctrl(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
+{
+       writel(SIS_TRIGGER_SHUTDOWN,
+               &ctrl_info->registers->sis_host_to_ctrl_doorbell);
+}
+
 #define SIS_MODE_READY_TIMEOUT_SECS    30
 
 int sis_reenable_sis_mode(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info)
 
 void sis_enable_msix(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info);
 void sis_disable_msix(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info);
 void sis_soft_reset(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info);
+void sis_shutdown_ctrl(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info);
 int sis_reenable_sis_mode(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info);
 void sis_write_driver_scratch(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info, u32 value);
 u32 sis_read_driver_scratch(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info);