diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 08c06c56331c82cf9358591fae9ea85d51b6a446..271718e888d1afac5806fa0857f2e8988e07d783 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ static int scsi_send_eh_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned char *cmnd,
 	if (sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_BLOCK)
 		rtn = shost->hostt->queuecommand(shost, scmd);
 	else
-		rtn = SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+		rtn = FAILED;
 	mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 
 	if (rtn) {