1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index b500f0c1449c..8603ae65213d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ int sas_smp_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct sas_rphy *rphy,
                     struct request *req)
 {
         struct domain_device *dev;
-        int ret, type = rphy->identify.device_type;
+        int ret, type;
         struct request *rsp = req->next_rq;
 
         if (!rsp) {
@@ -1888,12 +1888,13 @@ int sas_smp_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct sas_rphy *rphy,
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        /* seems aic94xx doesn't support */
+        /* no rphy means no smp target support (ie aic94xx host) */
         if (!rphy) {
                 printk("%s: can we send a smp request to a host?\n",
                        __FUNCTION__);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
+        type = rphy->identify.device_type;
 
         if (type != SAS_EDGE_EXPANDER_DEVICE &&
             type != SAS_FANOUT_EXPANDER_DEVICE) {