diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 5decd6d4b8eed04e819bafb49ff97af7c850ba7f..57bc5d4dc36811000a4ea8b5d0ffca7c36fe7741 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static int hisi_sas_queue_command(struct sas_task *task, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	return hisi_sas_task_exec(task, gfp_flags, 0, NULL);
 }
 
-static void hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, int phy_no,
+static int hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, int phy_no,
 			struct sas_phy_linkrates *r)
 {
 	struct sas_phy_linkrates _r;
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ static void hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, int phy_no,
 	struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy = &phy->sas_phy;
 	enum sas_linkrate min, max;
 
+	if (r->minimum_linkrate > SAS_LINK_RATE_1_5_GBPS)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (r->maximum_linkrate == SAS_LINK_RATE_UNKNOWN) {
 		max = sas_phy->phy->maximum_linkrate;
 		min = r->minimum_linkrate;
@@ -1064,7 +1067,8 @@ static void hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, int phy_no,
 		max = r->maximum_linkrate;
 		min = sas_phy->phy->minimum_linkrate;
 	} else
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	_r.maximum_linkrate = max;
 	_r.minimum_linkrate = min;
 
@@ -1075,6 +1079,8 @@ static void hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, int phy_no,
 	msleep(100);
 	hisi_hba->hw->phy_set_linkrate(hisi_hba, phy_no, &_r);
 	hisi_hba->hw->phy_start(hisi_hba, phy_no);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int hisi_sas_control_phy(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
@@ -1100,8 +1106,7 @@ static int hisi_sas_control_phy(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, enum phy_func func,
 		break;
 
 	case PHY_FUNC_SET_LINK_RATE:
-		hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(hisi_hba, phy_no, funcdata);
-		break;
+		return hisi_sas_phy_set_linkrate(hisi_hba, phy_no, funcdata);
 	case PHY_FUNC_GET_EVENTS:
 		if (hisi_hba->hw->get_events) {
 			hisi_hba->hw->get_events(hisi_hba, phy_no);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
index 922ff1002c01b3d0d57fbd43a376695f2c69a3ae..6fd178390debc99c18f5396e8263c1b54d803043 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
@@ -1416,13 +1416,6 @@ static irqreturn_t phy_up_v3_hw(int phy_no, struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba)
 		res = IRQ_NONE;
 		goto end;
 	}
-	if (sas_phy->phy->minimum_linkrate > link_rate) {
-		dev_err(dev, "phydown: phy%d's min linkrete outof bound\n",
-			phy_no);
-		disable_phy_v3_hw(hisi_hba, phy_no);
-		res = IRQ_NONE;
-		goto end;
-	}
 
 	sas_phy->linkrate = link_rate;
 	phy->phy_type &= ~(PORT_TYPE_SAS | PORT_TYPE_SATA);