1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index 27674fe468f5..76555b1ddfd5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1896,11 +1896,9 @@ int sas_smp_handler(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct sas_rphy *rphy,
         }
 
         /* 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;
-        }
+        if (!rphy)
+                return sas_smp_host_handler(shost, req, rsp);
+
         type = rphy->identify.device_type;
 
         if (type != SAS_EDGE_EXPANDER_DEVICE &&