diff --git a/include/iscsi-private.h b/include/iscsi-private.h
index 5655d9e..99bec11 100644
--- a/include/iscsi-private.h
+++ b/include/iscsi-private.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define __iscsi_private_h__
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #if defined(WIN32)
 #include <basetsd.h>
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	int mallocs;
 	int reallocs;
 	int frees;
+
+	time_t last_reconnect;	
 };
 
 #define ISCSI_PDU_IMMEDIATE		       0x40
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ struct scsi_task *iscsi_scsi_get_task_from_pdu(struct iscsi_pdu *pdu);
 
 void iscsi_set_noautoreconnect(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int state);
 
-void iscsi_decrement_iface_rr();
+void iscsi_decrement_iface_rr(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 76000be..e88a4d6 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *old_iscsi)
 
 	int retry = 0;
 
+	if (old_iscsi->last_reconnect) {
+		while (time(NULL) - old_iscsi->last_reconnect < 5) sleep(1);
+	}
+
 try_again:
 
 	iscsi = iscsi_create_context(old_iscsi->initiator_name);
@@ -339,6 +343,7 @@ try_again:
 	free(iscsi);
 
 	old_iscsi->is_reconnecting = 0;
+	old_iscsi->last_reconnect = time(NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }