diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.c b/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.c
index 5440cd05026894704681c2e1b64ce4d0451a09b3..6b3350f71a89fcca7c5b791c204f184f427edeea 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.c
@@ -2213,28 +2213,34 @@ static int sbp2_handle_status_write(struct hpsb_host *host, int nodeid,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&scsi_id->sbp2_command_orb_lock, flags);
 
 		if (SCpnt) {
-			if (STATUS_TEST_RS(sb->ORB_offset_hi_misc))
+			u32 h = sb->ORB_offset_hi_misc;
+			u32 r = STATUS_GET_RESP(h);
+
+			if (r != RESP_STATUS_REQUEST_COMPLETE) {
+				SBP2_WARN("resp 0x%x, sbp_status 0x%x",
+					  r, STATUS_GET_SBP_STATUS(h));
 				scsi_status =
+					r == RESP_STATUS_TRANSPORT_FAILURE ?
+					SBP2_SCSI_STATUS_BUSY :
 					SBP2_SCSI_STATUS_COMMAND_TERMINATED;
+			}
 			/*
 			 * See if the target stored any scsi status information.
 			 */
-			if (STATUS_GET_LEN(sb->ORB_offset_hi_misc) > 1) {
+			if (STATUS_GET_LEN(h) > 1) {
 				SBP2_DEBUG("CHECK CONDITION");
 				scsi_status = sbp2_status_to_sense_data(
 					(unchar *)sb, SCpnt->sense_buffer);
 			}
-
 			/*
 			 * Check to see if the dead bit is set. If so, we'll
 			 * have to initiate a fetch agent reset.
 			 */
-			if (STATUS_TEST_D(sb->ORB_offset_hi_misc)) {
+			if (STATUS_TEST_DEAD(h)) {
 				SBP2_DEBUG("Dead bit set - "
 					   "initiating fetch agent reset");
                                 sbp2_agent_reset(scsi_id, 0);
 			}
-
 			SBP2_ORB_DEBUG("completing command orb %p", &command->command_orb);
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.h b/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.h
index 1c9fe422cf4c9f9e8fa95417a24b85bbf3059ba9..34c52bf4fa34bc40d3a404195818efeac981a1e7 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.h
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/sbp2.h
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ struct sbp2_unrestricted_page_table {
 #define SBP2_SCSI_STATUS_SELECTION_TIMEOUT	0xff
 
 #define STATUS_GET_SRC(value)			(((value) >> 30) & 0x3)
+#define STATUS_GET_RESP(value)			(((value) >> 28) & 0x3)
 #define STATUS_GET_LEN(value)			(((value) >> 24) & 0x7)
+#define STATUS_GET_SBP_STATUS(value)		(((value) >> 16) & 0xff)
 #define STATUS_GET_ORB_OFFSET_HI(value)		((value) & 0x0000ffff)
-#define STATUS_TEST_D(value)			((value) & 0x08000000)
-/* test 'resp' | 'sbp2_status' */
-#define STATUS_TEST_RS(value)			((value) & 0x30ff0000)
+#define STATUS_TEST_DEAD(value)			((value) & 0x08000000)
 /* test 'resp' | 'dead' | 'sbp2_status' */
 #define STATUS_TEST_RDS(value)			((value) & 0x38ff0000)