diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 92f7e78a096c81126c9e9dca3c7de9753035d374..0cb538f8478ab0f9876604da60f3dafe88291d61 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ static int sas_ata_hard_reset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 	struct domain_device *dev = ap->private_data;
 	struct sas_internal *i = dev_to_sas_internal(dev);
 
+	if (test_bit(SAS_DEV_GONE, &dev->state))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	res = i->dft->lldd_I_T_nexus_reset(dev);
 
 	if (res != TMF_RESP_FUNC_COMPLETE)