struct NCR5380_cmd *ncmd;
        struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
 
-       if (list_empty(&hostdata->autosense)) {
+       if (hostdata->sensing || list_empty(&hostdata->autosense)) {
                list_for_each_entry(ncmd, &hostdata->unissued, list) {
                        cmd = NCR5380_to_scmd(ncmd);
                        dsprintk(NDEBUG_QUEUES, instance, "dequeue: cmd=%p target=%d busy=0x%02x lun=%llu\n",
        struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata = shost_priv(instance);
        struct NCR5380_cmd *ncmd = scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
 
-       if (hostdata->sensing) {
+       if (hostdata->sensing == cmd) {
                scsi_eh_restore_cmnd(cmd, &hostdata->ses);
                list_add(&ncmd->list, &hostdata->autosense);
                hostdata->sensing = NULL;
 
        struct NCR5380_cmd *ncmd;
        struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
 
-       if (list_empty(&hostdata->autosense)) {
+       if (hostdata->sensing || list_empty(&hostdata->autosense)) {
                list_for_each_entry(ncmd, &hostdata->unissued, list) {
                        cmd = NCR5380_to_scmd(ncmd);
                        dsprintk(NDEBUG_QUEUES, instance, "dequeue: cmd=%p target=%d busy=0x%02x lun=%llu\n",
        struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata = shost_priv(instance);
        struct NCR5380_cmd *ncmd = scsi_cmd_priv(cmd);
 
-       if (hostdata->sensing) {
+       if (hostdata->sensing == cmd) {
                scsi_eh_restore_cmnd(cmd, &hostdata->ses);
                list_add(&ncmd->list, &hostdata->autosense);
                hostdata->sensing = NULL;