diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index a43b9ec3aefd66f2953841c964cb2fd2c5746106..7757e558d523ad197e42c187f2c3bce7a3743071 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -654,6 +654,19 @@ static int scsi_probe_lun(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result,
 	 * short INQUIRY), an abort here prevents any further use of the
 	 * device, including spin up.
 	 *
+	 * On the whole, the best approach seems to be to assume the first
+	 * 36 bytes are valid no matter what the device says.  That's
+	 * better than copying < 36 bytes to the inquiry-result buffer
+	 * and displaying garbage for the Vendor, Product, or Revision
+	 * strings.
+	 */
+	if (sdev->inquiry_len < 36) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "scsi scan: INQUIRY result too short (%d),"
+				" using 36\n", sdev->inquiry_len);
+		sdev->inquiry_len = 36;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Related to the above issue:
 	 *
 	 * XXX Devices (disk or all?) should be sent a TEST UNIT READY,