diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index c59eac7a32f2..f2db4b846190 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -321,11 +321,19 @@ static int scsi_vpd_inquiry(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *buffer,
 	return get_unaligned_be16(&buffer[2]) + 4;
 }
 
-static int scsi_get_vpd_size(struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 page)
+static int scsi_get_vpd_size(struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 page, int buf_len)
 {
 	unsigned char vpd_header[SCSI_VPD_HEADER_SIZE] __aligned(4);
 	int result;
 
+	/*
+	 * if this hardware is blacklisted then don't bother asking
+	 * the page size, since it will repy with zero -- just assume it
+	 * is the buffer size
+	 */
+	if (sdev->no_ask_vpd_sz_first)
+		return buf_len;
+
 	/*
 	 * Fetch the VPD page header to find out how big the page
 	 * is. This is done to prevent problems on legacy devices
@@ -367,7 +375,7 @@ int scsi_get_vpd_page(struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 page, unsigned char *buf,
 	if (!scsi_device_supports_vpd(sdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	vpd_len = scsi_get_vpd_size(sdev, page);
+	vpd_len = scsi_get_vpd_size(sdev, page, buf_len);
 	if (vpd_len <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -402,7 +410,7 @@ static struct scsi_vpd *scsi_get_vpd_buf(struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 page)
 	struct scsi_vpd *vpd_buf;
 	int vpd_len, result;
 
-	vpd_len = scsi_get_vpd_size(sdev, page);
+	vpd_len = scsi_get_vpd_size(sdev, page, SCSI_VPD_PG_LEN);
 	if (vpd_len <= 0)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
index c7080454aea9..d2b2e841e570 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct {
 	{"3PARdata", "VV", NULL, BLIST_REPORTLUN2},
 	{"ADAPTEC", "AACRAID", NULL, BLIST_FORCELUN},
 	{"ADAPTEC", "Adaptec 5400S", NULL, BLIST_FORCELUN},
-	{"AIX", "VDASD", NULL, BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES},
+	{"AIX", "VDASD", NULL, BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES | BLIST_NO_ASK_VPD_SIZE},
 	{"AFT PRO", "-IX CF", "0.0>", BLIST_FORCELUN},
 	{"BELKIN", "USB 2 HS-CF", "1.95",  BLIST_FORCELUN | BLIST_INQUIRY_36},
 	{"BROWNIE", "1200U3P", NULL, BLIST_NOREPORTLUN},
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static struct {
 	{"HPE", "OPEN-", "*", BLIST_REPORTLUN2 | BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES},
 	{"IBM", "AuSaV1S2", NULL, BLIST_FORCELUN},
 	{"IBM", "ProFibre 4000R", "*", BLIST_SPARSELUN | BLIST_LARGELUN},
+	{"IBM", "2076", NULL, BLIST_NO_ASK_VPD_SIZE},
 	{"IBM", "2105", NULL, BLIST_RETRY_HWERROR},
 	{"iomega", "jaz 1GB", "J.86", BLIST_NOTQ | BLIST_NOLUN},
 	{"IOMEGA", "ZIP", NULL, BLIST_NOTQ | BLIST_NOLUN},
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 5d27f5196de6..b67743e32089 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@ static int scsi_add_lun(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result,
 	else if (*bflags & BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES)
 		sdev->skip_vpd_pages = 1;
 
+	if (*bflags & BLIST_NO_ASK_VPD_SIZE)
+		sdev->no_ask_vpd_sz_first = 1;
+
 	transport_configure_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 
 	if (sdev->host->hostt->slave_configure) {
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 2493bd65351a..5d15784ccefc 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	const char * model;		/* ... after scan; point to static string */
 	const char * rev;		/* ... "nullnullnullnull" before scan */
 
+#define SCSI_VPD_PG_LEN	255	/* default SCSI VPD page size (max) */
 	struct scsi_vpd __rcu *vpd_pg0;
 	struct scsi_vpd __rcu *vpd_pg83;
 	struct scsi_vpd __rcu *vpd_pg80;
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 					 * creation time */
 	unsigned ignore_media_change:1; /* Ignore MEDIA CHANGE on resume */
 	unsigned silence_suspend:1;	/* Do not print runtime PM related messages */
+	unsigned no_ask_vpd_sz_first:1;	/* Do not ask for VPD size first */
 
 	unsigned int queue_stopped;	/* request queue is quiesced */
 	bool offline_already;		/* Device offline message logged */
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
index 5d14adae21c7..ec12dbaff0e8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 #define BLIST_IGN_MEDIA_CHANGE	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 11))
 /* do not do automatic start on add */
 #define BLIST_NOSTARTONADD	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 12))
-#define __BLIST_UNUSED_13	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 13))
+/* do not ask for VPD page size first on some broken targets */
+#define BLIST_NO_ASK_VPD_SIZE	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 13))
 #define __BLIST_UNUSED_14	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 14))
 #define __BLIST_UNUSED_15	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 15))
 #define __BLIST_UNUSED_16	((__force blist_flags_t)(1ULL << 16))
@@ -74,8 +75,7 @@
 #define __BLIST_HIGH_UNUSED (~(__BLIST_LAST_USED | \
 			       (__force blist_flags_t) \
 			       ((__force __u64)__BLIST_LAST_USED - 1ULL)))
-#define __BLIST_UNUSED_MASK (__BLIST_UNUSED_13 | \
-			     __BLIST_UNUSED_14 | \
+#define __BLIST_UNUSED_MASK (__BLIST_UNUSED_14 | \
 			     __BLIST_UNUSED_15 | \
 			     __BLIST_UNUSED_16 | \
 			     __BLIST_UNUSED_24 | \
