diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index ff0aea7ac87f..8b4fc2d4ba7b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -767,8 +767,13 @@ store_state_field(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!state)
+	switch (state) {
+	case SDEV_RUNNING:
+	case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+		break;
+	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 	ret = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, state);