diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 7a34ffb41382..39654b1703b3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct alua_dh_data {
 #define ALUA_POLICY_SWITCH_ALL		1
 
 static char print_alua_state(int);
-static int alua_check_sense(struct scsi_device *, struct scsi_sense_hdr *);
 
 static int realloc_buffer(struct alua_dh_data *h, unsigned len)
 {
@@ -189,8 +188,13 @@ static void stpg_endio(struct request *req, int error)
 
 	if (scsi_normalize_sense(h->sense, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE,
 				 &sense_hdr)) {
-		err = alua_check_sense(h->sdev, &sense_hdr);
-		if (err == ADD_TO_MLQUEUE) {
+		if (sense_hdr.sense_key == NOT_READY &&
+		    sense_hdr.asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr.ascq == 0x0a) {
+			/* ALUA state transition already in progress */
+			err = SCSI_DH_OK;
+			goto done;
+		}
+		if (sense_hdr.sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION) {
 			err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
 			goto done;
 		}
@@ -399,28 +403,6 @@ static int alua_check_sense(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 			 * LUN Not Accessible - ALUA state transition
 			 */
 			return ADD_TO_MLQUEUE;
-		if (sense_hdr->asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr->ascq == 0x0b)
-			/*
-			 * LUN Not Accessible -- Target port in standby state
-			 */
-			return SUCCESS;
-		if (sense_hdr->asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr->ascq == 0x0c)
-			/*
-			 * LUN Not Accessible -- Target port in unavailable state
-			 */
-			return SUCCESS;
-		if (sense_hdr->asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr->ascq == 0x12)
-			/*
-			 * LUN Not Ready -- Offline
-			 */
-			return SUCCESS;
-		if (sdev->allow_restart &&
-		    sense_hdr->asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr->ascq == 0x02)
-			/*
-			 * if the device is not started, we need to wake
-			 * the error handler to start the motor
-			 */
-			return FAILED;
 		break;
 	case UNIT_ATTENTION:
 		if (sense_hdr->asc == 0x29 && sense_hdr->ascq == 0x00)
@@ -517,9 +499,16 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_dh_data *h, int wait_
 			h->flags |= ALUA_RTPG_EXT_HDR_UNSUPP;
 			goto retry;
 		}
-
-		err = alua_check_sense(sdev, &sense_hdr);
-		if (err == ADD_TO_MLQUEUE && time_before(jiffies, expiry)) {
+		/*
+		 * Retry on ALUA state transition or if any
+		 * UNIT ATTENTION occurred.
+		 */
+		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)
+			err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
+		if (err == SCSI_DH_RETRY && time_before(jiffies, expiry)) {
 			sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev, "%s: rtpg retry\n",
 				    ALUA_DH_NAME);
 			scsi_print_sense_hdr(sdev, ALUA_DH_NAME, &sense_hdr);