diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
index f569cf0095c2..a95a35635c33 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
@@ -677,10 +677,10 @@ spi_dv_device_echo_buffer(struct scsi_device *sdev, u8 *buffer,
 	for (r = 0; r < retries; r++) {
 		result = spi_execute(sdev, spi_write_buffer, DMA_TO_DEVICE,
 				     buffer, len, &sshdr);
-		if(result || !scsi_device_online(sdev)) {
+		if (result || !scsi_device_online(sdev)) {
 
 			scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_QUIESCE);
-			if (scsi_sense_valid(&sshdr)
+			if (result > 0 && scsi_sense_valid(&sshdr)
 			    && sshdr.sense_key == ILLEGAL_REQUEST
 			    /* INVALID FIELD IN CDB */
 			    && sshdr.asc == 0x24 && sshdr.ascq == 0x00)