diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index b5f638286037a74a0f6c4d327838f33127a78fe7..3a7cea97637dd28bc45b147c1d5192430767f968 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -3261,6 +3261,7 @@ int scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CANCEL:
 	case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+	case SDEV_RUNNING:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;