diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index d6984df71f1c6da6df6ae4f5f153c909c33bc397..41891db2010887b9a263be57befff65abe682839 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ store_host_reset(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	if (sht->host_reset)
 		ret = sht->host_reset(shost, type);
+	else
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 exit_store_host_reset:
 	if (ret == 0)