diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 467c2cfd09b8..b2a2a771badc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ static int alua_activate(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 		h->flags |= ALUA_OPTIMIZE_STPG;
 
 	err = alua_stpg(sdev, h);
+	if (err == SCSI_DH_RETRY)
+		err = alua_rtpg(sdev, h, 1);
 out:
 	if (fn)
 		fn(data, err);