diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index bf5d63e1beeeb441ff2f4a82dae2813ef5502964..656bdb1352d8d8ee44991ecb8e2ca75f0f5b05a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -1864,10 +1864,17 @@ static int tw_scsiop_read_write(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 /* This function will handle the request sense scsi command */
 static int tw_scsiop_request_sense(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 {
+	char request_buffer[18];
+
 	dprintk(KERN_NOTICE "3w-xxxx: tw_scsiop_request_sense()\n");
 
-	/* For now we just zero the request buffer */
-	memset(tw_dev->srb[request_id]->request_buffer, 0, tw_dev->srb[request_id]->request_bufflen);
+	memset(request_buffer, 0, sizeof(request_buffer));
+	request_buffer[0] = 0x70; /* Immediate fixed format */
+	request_buffer[7] = 10;	/* minimum size per SPC: 18 bytes */
+	/* leave all other fields zero, giving effectively NO_SENSE return */
+	tw_transfer_internal(tw_dev, request_id, request_buffer,
+			     sizeof(request_buffer));
+
 	tw_dev->state[request_id] = TW_S_COMPLETED;
 	tw_state_request_finish(tw_dev, request_id);