diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 5e31c339062e..6e191ff910e6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -4295,6 +4295,9 @@ static void ipmi_panic_request_and_wait(ipmi_smi_t           intf,
 			    0, 1); /* Don't retry, and don't wait. */
 	if (rv)
 		atomic_sub(2, &panic_done_count);
+	else if (intf->handlers->flush_messages)
+		intf->handlers->flush_messages(intf->send_info);
+
 	while (atomic_read(&panic_done_count) != 0)
 		ipmi_poll(intf);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 5bd6d5b974cd..2f4cf6e78f72 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -924,8 +924,9 @@ static void check_start_timer_thread(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 	}
 }
 
-static void flush_messages(struct smi_info *smi_info)
+static void flush_messages(void *send_info)
 {
+	struct smi_info *smi_info = send_info;
 	enum si_sm_result result;
 
 	/*
@@ -949,12 +950,10 @@ static void sender(void                *send_info,
 
 	if (smi_info->run_to_completion) {
 		/*
-		 * If we are running to completion, start it and run
-		 * transactions until everything is clear.
+		 * If we are running to completion, start it.  Upper
+		 * layer will call flush_messages to clear it out.
 		 */
 		smi_info->waiting_msg = msg;
-
-		flush_messages(smi_info);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1260,6 +1259,7 @@ static const struct ipmi_smi_handlers handlers = {
 	.set_need_watch		= set_need_watch,
 	.set_maintenance_mode   = set_maintenance_mode,
 	.set_run_to_completion  = set_run_to_completion,
+	.flush_messages		= flush_messages,
 	.poll			= poll,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
index 41de0cf34c49..f8cea14485dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ struct ipmi_smi_handlers {
 	   implement it. */
 	void (*set_need_watch)(void *send_info, bool enable);
 
+	/*
+	 * Called when flushing all pending messages.
+	 */
+	void (*flush_messages)(void *send_info);
+
 	/* Called when the interface should go into "run to
 	   completion" mode.  If this call sets the value to true, the
 	   interface should make sure that all messages are flushed