diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 0070f78..8e324bc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -2610,6 +2610,75 @@ _scsih_fw_event_cleanup_queue(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 }
 
 /**
+ * _scsih_internal_device_block - block the sdev device
+ * @sdev: per device object
+ * @sas_device_priv_data : per device driver private data
+ *
+ * make sure device is blocked without error, if not
+ * print an error
+ */
+static void
+_scsih_internal_device_block(struct scsi_device *sdev,
+			struct MPT3SAS_DEVICE *sas_device_priv_data)
+{
+	int r = 0;
+
+	sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev, "device_block, handle(0x%04x)\n",
+	    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle);
+	sas_device_priv_data->block = 1;
+
+	r = scsi_internal_device_block(sdev);
+	if (r == -EINVAL)
+		sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev,
+		    "device_block failed with return(%d) for handle(0x%04x)\n",
+		    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle, r);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _scsih_internal_device_unblock - unblock the sdev device
+ * @sdev: per device object
+ * @sas_device_priv_data : per device driver private data
+ * make sure device is unblocked without error, if not retry
+ * by blocking and then unblocking
+ */
+
+static void
+_scsih_internal_device_unblock(struct scsi_device *sdev,
+			struct MPT3SAS_DEVICE *sas_device_priv_data)
+{
+	int r = 0;
+
+	sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev, "device_unblock and setting to running, "
+	    "handle(0x%04x)\n", sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle);
+	sas_device_priv_data->block = 0;
+	r = scsi_internal_device_unblock(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING);
+	if (r == -EINVAL) {
+		/* The device has been set to SDEV_RUNNING by SD layer during
+		 * device addition but the request queue is still stopped by
+		 * our earlier block call. We need to perform a block again
+		 * to get the device to SDEV_BLOCK and then to SDEV_RUNNING */
+
+		sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev,
+		    "device_unblock failed with return(%d) for handle(0x%04x) "
+		    "performing a block followed by an unblock\n",
+		    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle, r);
+		sas_device_priv_data->block = 1;
+		r = scsi_internal_device_block(sdev);
+		if (r)
+			sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev, "retried device_block "
+			    "failed with return(%d) for handle(0x%04x)\n",
+			    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle, r);
+
+		sas_device_priv_data->block = 0;
+		r = scsi_internal_device_unblock(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING);
+		if (r)
+			sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev, "retried device_unblock"
+			    " failed with return(%d) for handle(0x%04x)\n",
+			    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle, r);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
  * _scsih_ublock_io_all_device - unblock every device
  * @ioc: per adapter object
  *
@@ -2628,11 +2697,10 @@ _scsih_ublock_io_all_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 		if (!sas_device_priv_data->block)
 			continue;
 
-		sas_device_priv_data->block = 0;
 		dewtprintk(ioc, sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 			"device_running, handle(0x%04x)\n",
 		    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle));
-		scsi_internal_device_unblock(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING);
+		_scsih_internal_device_unblock(sdev, sas_device_priv_data);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2657,10 +2725,9 @@ _scsih_ublock_io_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address)
 		if (sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->sas_address
 		    != sas_address)
 			continue;
-		if (sas_device_priv_data->block) {
-			sas_device_priv_data->block = 0;
-			scsi_internal_device_unblock(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING);
-		}
+		if (sas_device_priv_data->block)
+			_scsih_internal_device_unblock(sdev,
+				sas_device_priv_data);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2685,10 +2752,9 @@ _scsih_ublock_io_device_to_running(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address)
 		if (sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->sas_address
 		      != sas_address)
 			continue;
-		if (sas_device_priv_data->block) {
-			sas_device_priv_data->block = 0;
-			scsi_internal_device_unblock(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING);
-		}
+		if (sas_device_priv_data->block)
+			_scsih_internal_device_unblock(sdev,
+					sas_device_priv_data);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2711,10 +2777,7 @@ _scsih_block_io_all_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc)
 			continue;
 		if (sas_device_priv_data->block)
 			continue;
-		sas_device_priv_data->block = 1;
-		scsi_internal_device_block(sdev);
-		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev, "device_blocked, handle(0x%04x)\n",
-		    sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->handle);
+		_scsih_internal_device_block(sdev, sas_device_priv_data);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2739,10 +2802,7 @@ _scsih_block_io_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 handle)
 			continue;
 		if (sas_device_priv_data->block)
 			continue;
-		sas_device_priv_data->block = 1;
-		scsi_internal_device_block(sdev);
-		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
-			"device_blocked, handle(0x%04x)\n", handle);
+		_scsih_internal_device_block(sdev, sas_device_priv_data);
 	}
 }
 
