diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 352f2daa612376ea9ccaa4bb8405682b33e91bf5..292829da23bd921f76880191fa7cc8765d02147b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2762,6 +2762,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		switch (oldstate) {
 		case SDEV_RUNNING:
 		case SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK:
+		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
 			break;
 		default:
 			goto illegal;