diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 8041fe1ab179c2c2e77386726b8082c05643b187..eafeeda6e1942b7deda691f940c0f10efddee390 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2438,7 +2438,8 @@ scsi_internal_device_unblock(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_RUNNING;
 	else if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK)
 		sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_CREATED;
-	else
+	else if (sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_CANCEL &&
+		 sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_OFFLINE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);