Index: sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c
+++ sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c
@@ -867,6 +867,8 @@
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 	U16 num_queues = 0, i = 0, qid;
+	U32 ioc_status;
+	enum mpi3mr_iocstate ioc_state;
 
 	num_queues = min(sc->facts.max_op_reply_q,
 	    sc->facts.max_op_req_q);
@@ -939,6 +941,14 @@
 			goto out_failed;
 		}
 	}
+	ioc_status = mpi3mr_regread(sc, MPI3_SYSIF_IOC_STATUS_OFFSET);
+	ioc_state = mpi3mr_get_iocstate(sc);
+	if ((ioc_status & MPI3_SYSIF_IOC_STATUS_RESET_HISTORY) ||
+	    ioc_state != MRIOC_STATE_READY) {
+		mpi3mr_print_fault_info(sc);
+		retval = -1;
+		goto out_failed;
+	}
 
 	mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_INFO, "Successfully created %d Operational Queue pairs\n",
 	    sc->num_queues);