diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
index 5c3ffb466bb10821a0b4130b667fa95317aaf23f..bce6c990d060a1e7466110204d225438317cb6f7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,9 @@ static void NCR5380_reselect(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 
 	if (NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata,
 	                          STATUS_REG, SR_REQ, SR_REQ, 2 * HZ) < 0) {
+		if ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & (SR_BSY | SR_SEL)) == 0)
+			/* BUS FREE phase */
+			return;
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, instance, "reselect: REQ timeout\n");
 		do_abort(instance);
 		return;