diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index cca642f75e5b940e5b6489f7a55034fdaadf58e9..d48061ec27dd9530e33cdedf14651910da7584a0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ static void msg_done_handler(struct ssif_info *ssif_info, int result,
 		} else if (data[0] != (IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST | 1) << 2
 			   || data[1] != IPMI_GET_MSG_FLAGS_CMD) {
 			/*
-			 * Don't abort here, maybe it was a queued
-			 * response to a previous command.
+			 * Recv error response, give up.
 			 */
+			ssif_info->ssif_state = SSIF_IDLE;
 			ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
 			dev_warn(&ssif_info->client->dev,
 				 "Invalid response getting flags: %x %x\n",