diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 03df459d0959a499453f55d0bd6ae3575b13e5f2..df1a4558da162b9de60f70a5f5aba01eded5c50c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -1806,8 +1806,9 @@ static int hisi_sas_debug_I_T_nexus_reset(struct domain_device *device)
 		if (!ret)
 			hisi_sas_phy_down(hisi_hba, sas_phy->id, 0);
 	} else if (sas_dev->dev_status != HISI_SAS_DEV_INIT)
-		/* Sleep 2s to wait for I_T reset at expander env */
-		msleep(2000);
+		/* Sleep 2s, wait for I_T reset at expander env except fail */
+		if (!rc)
+			msleep(2000);
 
 	return rc;
 }