1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
index f6e189f40917..eeba76cdf774 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ static int sas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
                 struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = dev->port->ha;
                 struct sas_task *task;
 
+                /* If the device fell off, no sense in issuing commands */
+                if (dev->gone) {
+                        cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
+                        scsi_done(cmd);
+                        goto out;
+                }
+
                 if (dev_is_sata(dev)) {
                         unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -216,13 +223,6 @@ static int sas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
                         goto out;
                 }
 
-                /* If the device fell off, no sense in issuing commands */
-                if (dev->gone) {
-                        cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
-                        scsi_done(cmd);
-                        goto out;
-                }
-
                 res = -ENOMEM;
                 task = sas_create_task(cmd, dev, GFP_ATOMIC);
                 if (!task)