diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 8879e95b121e83e314d37e7ccf961ff03a9a58a6..730f9693150eeeb5e59188c30dad77e3b59d5ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ static int cciss_pci_init(ctlr_info_t *c, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "cciss: Cannot obtain PCI resources, "
 		       "aborting\n");
-		goto err_out_disable_pdev;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	subsystem_vendor_id = pdev->subsystem_vendor;
@@ -3005,10 +3005,11 @@ static int cciss_pci_init(ctlr_info_t *c, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
       err_out_free_res:
+	/*
+	 * Deliberately omit pci_disable_device(): it does something nasty to
+	 * Smart Array controllers that pci_enable_device does not undo
+	 */
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
-
-      err_out_disable_pdev:
-	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3382,8 +3383,11 @@ static int __devinit cciss_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		if (drv->queue)
 			blk_cleanup_queue(drv->queue);
 	}
+	/*
+	 * Deliberately omit pci_disable_device(): it does something nasty to
+	 * Smart Array controllers that pci_enable_device does not undo
+	 */
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
-	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	free_hba(i);
 	return -1;
@@ -3452,8 +3456,11 @@ static void __devexit cciss_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CISS_SCSI_TAPE
 	kfree(hba[i]->scsi_rejects.complete);
 #endif
+	/*
+	 * Deliberately omit pci_disable_device(): it does something nasty to
+	 * Smart Array controllers that pci_enable_device does not undo
+	 */
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
-	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	free_hba(i);
 }