diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 9a6deb21fe4dfcf71688ccb72b118693bc387b76..11caa4b0d79773e80f17e38f4653aeeb03b3ac81 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -898,8 +898,11 @@ void hisi_sas_phy_oob_ready(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, int phy_no)
 	struct hisi_sas_phy *phy = &hisi_hba->phy[phy_no];
 	struct device *dev = hisi_hba->dev;
 
+	dev_dbg(dev, "phy%d OOB ready\n", phy_no);
+	if (phy->phy_attached)
+		return;
+
 	if (!timer_pending(&phy->timer)) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "phy%d OOB ready\n", phy_no);
 		phy->timer.expires = jiffies + HISI_SAS_WAIT_PHYUP_TIMEOUT * HZ;
 		add_timer(&phy->timer);
 	}