diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 16432d42a50a..6faf1d6451b0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ store_state_field(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 	if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_RUNNING && state == SDEV_RUNNING) {
-		ret = count;
+		ret = 0;
 	} else {
 		ret = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, state);
 		if (ret == 0 && state == SDEV_RUNNING)