diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ed744668b98451961f09f168f3ea868b02b87614..0554a6a7ea55b6491315cab1ae4b2691878451ce 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2625,7 +2625,6 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		case SDEV_QUIESCE:
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
 		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
-		case SDEV_BLOCK:
 			break;
 		default:
 			goto illegal;
@@ -2639,6 +2638,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
 		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		case SDEV_CANCEL:
+		case SDEV_BLOCK:
 		case SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK:
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index a91537a3abbfad3f8e16c638504cc098c51b0cb6..ce470f62a8aedc29fc38bfbc01d813a4868e46d5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,17 @@ void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		 * wait until it has finished before changing the device state.
 		 */
 		mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
+		/*
+		 * If blocked, we go straight to DEL and restart the queue so
+		 * any commands issued during driver shutdown (like sync
+		 * cache) are errored immediately.
+		 */
 		res = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_CANCEL);
+		if (res != 0) {
+			res = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_DEL);
+			if (res == 0)
+				scsi_start_queue(sdev);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 
 		if (res != 0)