diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index f0066f8a1786..c6437a442ffc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 	unsigned int tpg_desc_tbl_off;
 	unsigned char orig_transition_tmo;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	bool transitioning_sense = false;
 
 	if (!pg->expiry) {
 		unsigned long transition_tmo = ALUA_FAILOVER_TIMEOUT * HZ;
@@ -571,13 +572,19 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 			goto retry;
 		}
 		/*
-		 * Retry on ALUA state transition or if any
-		 * UNIT ATTENTION occurred.
+		 * If the array returns with 'ALUA state transition'
+		 * sense code here it cannot return RTPG data during
+		 * transition. So set the state to 'transitioning' directly.
 		 */
 		if (sense_hdr.sense_key == NOT_READY &&
-		    sense_hdr.asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr.ascq == 0x0a)
-			err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
-		else if (sense_hdr.sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION)
+		    sense_hdr.asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr.ascq == 0x0a) {
+			transitioning_sense = true;
+			goto skip_rtpg;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Retry on any other UNIT ATTENTION occurred.
+		 */
+		if (sense_hdr.sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION)
 			err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
 		if (err == SCSI_DH_RETRY &&
 		    pg->expiry != 0 && time_before(jiffies, pg->expiry)) {
@@ -665,7 +672,11 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 		off = 8 + (desc[7] * 4);
 	}
 
+ skip_rtpg:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pg->lock, flags);
+	if (transitioning_sense)
+		pg->state = SCSI_ACCESS_STATE_TRANSITIONING;
+
 	sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 		    "%s: port group %02x state %c %s supports %c%c%c%c%c%c%c\n",
 		    ALUA_DH_NAME, pg->group_id, print_alua_state(pg->state),