diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_tmf.c b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_tmf.c
index 50b914ffab94..cf9040933da6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_tmf.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_tmf.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int asd_I_T_nexus_reset(struct domain_device *dev)
 	ASD_DPRINTK("sending %s reset to %s\n",
 		    reset_type ? "hard" : "soft", dev_name(&phy->dev));
 	res = sas_phy_reset(phy, reset_type);
-	if (res == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
+	if (res == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE || res == -ENODEV) {
 		/* wait for the maximum settle time */
 		msleep(500);
 		/* clear all outstanding commands (keep nexus suspended) */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 08d2103a45b7..bc0cecc6ad62 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -407,10 +407,9 @@ static int sas_ata_hard_reset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 	struct domain_device *dev = ap->private_data;
 	struct sas_internal *i = dev_to_sas_internal(dev);
 
-	if (test_bit(SAS_DEV_GONE, &dev->state))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	res = i->dft->lldd_I_T_nexus_reset(dev);
+	if (res == -ENODEV)
+		return res;
 
 	if (res != TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE)
 		sas_ata_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, "Unable to reset ata device?\n");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
index 09c14ca3fbd5..120bff64be30 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ int sas_phy_reset(struct sas_phy *phy, int hard_reset)
 	int ret;
 	enum phy_func reset_type;
 
+	if (!phy->enabled)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (hard_reset)
 		reset_type = PHY_FUNC_HARD_RESET;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
index fd3291337c1b..f0b9b7bf1882 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
@@ -607,7 +607,8 @@ static void sas_eh_handle_sas_errors(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct list_head *
 			SAS_DPRINTK("task 0x%p is not at LU: I_T recover\n",
 				    task);
 			tmf_resp = sas_recover_I_T(task->dev);
-			if (tmf_resp == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE) {
+			if (tmf_resp == TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE ||
+			    tmf_resp == -ENODEV) {
 				struct domain_device *dev = task->dev;
 				SAS_DPRINTK("I_T %016llx recovered\n",
 					    SAS_ADDR(task->dev->sas_addr));