diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 655790f30434a8734c4d229801c259d6da5f4091..1fc832751a4fb913205dacc00b6886d77d84b744 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2149,8 +2149,12 @@ static blk_status_t scsi_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 			ret = BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE;
 		break;
 	default:
+		if (unlikely(!scsi_device_online(sdev)))
+			scsi_req(req)->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
+		else
+			scsi_req(req)->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
 		/*
-		 * Make sure to release all allocated ressources when
+		 * Make sure to release all allocated resources when
 		 * we hit an error, as we will never see this command
 		 * again.
 		 */