diff --git a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
index 8024f1cb9756..06245c07ebd2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ static void do_reset(struct Scsi_Host *);
  * cannot know it in advance :-( We just see a QUEUE_FULL status being
  * returned. So, in this case, the driver internal queue size assumption is
  * reduced to the number of active tags if QUEUE_FULL is returned by the
- * target. The command is returned to the mid-level, but with status changed
- * to BUSY, since --as I've seen-- the mid-level can't handle QUEUE_FULL
- * correctly.
+ * target.
  *
  * We're also not allowed running tagged commands as long as an untagged
  * command is active. And REQUEST SENSE commands after a contingent allegiance
@@ -2152,21 +2150,13 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 #ifdef SUPPORT_TAGS
 					cmd_free_tag(cmd);
 					if (status_byte(cmd->SCp.Status) == QUEUE_FULL) {
-						/* Turn a QUEUE FULL status into BUSY, I think the
-						 * mid level cannot handle QUEUE FULL :-( (The
-						 * command is retried after BUSY). Also update our
-						 * queue size to the number of currently issued
-						 * commands now.
-						 */
-						/* ++Andreas: the mid level code knows about
-						   QUEUE_FULL now. */
 						struct tag_alloc *ta = &hostdata->TagAlloc[scmd_id(cmd)][cmd->device->lun];
 						dprintk(NDEBUG_TAGS, "scsi%d: target %d lun %llu returned "
 							   "QUEUE_FULL after %d commands\n",
 							   HOSTNO, cmd->device->id, cmd->device->lun,
 							   ta->nr_allocated);
 						if (ta->queue_size > ta->nr_allocated)
-							ta->nr_allocated = ta->queue_size;
+							ta->queue_size = ta->nr_allocated;
 					}
 #else
 					hostdata->busy[cmd->device->id] &= ~(1 << cmd->device->lun);