1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
index 834a3feaca63..3e567bf84c74 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/remote_device.c
@@ -1157,10 +1157,8 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_stp_remote_device_ready_ncq_substate_start_io_ha
                         return status;
 
                 status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, request);
-                if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                        return status;
-
-                status = request->state_handlers->start_handler(request);
+                if (status == SCI_SUCCESS)
+                        status = request->state_handlers->start_handler(request);
 
                 scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, request, status);
         } else
@@ -1302,16 +1300,17 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_smp_remote_device_ready_idle_substate_start_io_h
 
         status = scic_sds_remote_node_context_start_io(&sci_dev->rnc, sci_req);
         if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                return status;
+                goto out;
 
         status = scic_sds_request_start(sci_req);
         if (status != SCI_SUCCESS)
-                return status;
+                goto out;
 
         sci_dev->working_request = sci_req;
         sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_dev->state_machine,
                                             SCIC_SDS_SMP_REMOTE_DEVICE_READY_SUBSTATE_CMD);
 
+ out:
         scic_sds_remote_device_start_request(sci_dev, sci_req, status);
 
         return status;