diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index df5a3bbeba5eb..4743317a269ab 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -548,12 +548,12 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 			kfree(buff);
 			return SCSI_DH_OK;
 		}
-		if (!scsi_sense_valid(&sense_hdr)) {
+		if (retval < 0 || !scsi_sense_valid(&sense_hdr)) {
 			sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				    "%s: rtpg failed, result %d\n",
 				    ALUA_DH_NAME, retval);
 			kfree(buff);
-			if (driver_byte(retval) == DRIVER_ERROR)
+			if (retval < 0)
 				return SCSI_DH_DEV_TEMP_BUSY;
 			return SCSI_DH_IO;
 		}
@@ -775,11 +775,11 @@ static unsigned alua_stpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 	retval = submit_stpg(sdev, pg->group_id, &sense_hdr);
 
 	if (retval) {
-		if (!scsi_sense_valid(&sense_hdr)) {
+		if (retval < 0 || !scsi_sense_valid(&sense_hdr)) {
 			sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				    "%s: stpg failed, result %d",
 				    ALUA_DH_NAME, retval);
-			if (driver_byte(retval) == DRIVER_ERROR)
+			if (retval < 0)
 				return SCSI_DH_DEV_TEMP_BUSY;
 		} else {
 			sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev, "%s: stpg failed\n",