diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 17b6b0a3455f..836b2e14e3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -3264,6 +3264,7 @@ void mpt3sas_base_clear_st(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	st->cb_idx = 0xFF;
 	st->direct_io = 0;
 	atomic_set(&ioc->chain_lookup[st->smid - 1].chain_offset, 0);
+	st->smid = 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 061736f8025b..8dd3d6720217 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ mpt3sas_scsih_scsi_lookup_get(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid)
 		scmd = scsi_host_find_tag(ioc->shost, unique_tag);
 		if (scmd) {
 			st = scsi_cmd_priv(scmd);
-			if (st->cb_idx == 0xFF)
+			if (st->cb_idx == 0xFF || st->smid == 0)
 				scmd = NULL;
 		}
 	}