diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 8eaed0522aa36e83ddbe259a4fe2293c5ac61579..a655cf29c16f7d40367a859fb11f483e28252219 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 		return SCSI_DH_DEV_TEMP_BUSY;
 
  retry:
+	err = 0;
 	retval = submit_rtpg(sdev, buff, bufflen, &sense_hdr, pg->flags);
 
 	if (retval) {