diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index a6dc7dc07fce..277e45fed85d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -133,6 +133,20 @@ static inline void sas_fail_probe(struct domain_device *dev, const char *func, i
 		func, dev->parent ? "exp-attached" :
 		"direct-attached",
 		SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr), err);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the device probe failed, the expander phy attached address
+	 * needs to be reset so that the phy will not be treated as flutter
+	 * in the next revalidation
+	 */
+	if (dev->parent && !dev_is_expander(dev->dev_type)) {
+		struct sas_phy *phy = dev->phy;
+		struct domain_device *parent = dev->parent;
+		struct ex_phy *ex_phy = &parent->ex_dev.ex_phy[phy->number];
+
+		memset(ex_phy->attached_sas_addr, 0, SAS_ADDR_SIZE);
+	}
+
 	sas_unregister_dev(dev->port, dev);
 }