diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
index aadbd5314c5c..c0d0d979b76d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c
@@ -27,30 +27,38 @@
 #include "sas_internal.h"
 #include "sas_dump.h"
 
-void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
+int sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw)
 {
+	int rc = 0;
+
 	if (!test_bit(SAS_HA_REGISTERED, &ha->state))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (test_bit(SAS_HA_DRAINING, &ha->state)) {
 		/* add it to the defer list, if not already pending */
 		if (list_empty(&sw->drain_node))
 			list_add(&sw->drain_node, &ha->defer_q);
 	} else
-		scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, &sw->work);
+		rc = scsi_queue_work(ha->core.shost, &sw->work);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
-static void sas_queue_event(int event, unsigned long *pending,
+static int sas_queue_event(int event, unsigned long *pending,
 			    struct sas_work *work,
 			    struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 {
+	int rc = 0;
+
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(event, pending)) {
 		unsigned long flags;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->lock, flags);
-		sas_queue_work(ha, work);
+		rc = sas_queue_work(ha, work);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->lock, flags);
 	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 
@@ -116,32 +124,32 @@ void sas_enable_revalidation(struct sas_ha_struct *ha)
 	mutex_unlock(&ha->disco_mutex);
 }
 
-static void notify_ha_event(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha, enum ha_event event)
+static int notify_ha_event(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha, enum ha_event event)
 {
 	BUG_ON(event >= HA_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	sas_queue_event(event, &sas_ha->pending,
-			&sas_ha->ha_events[event].work, sas_ha);
+	return sas_queue_event(event, &sas_ha->pending,
+			       &sas_ha->ha_events[event].work, sas_ha);
 }
 
-static void notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event)
+static int notify_port_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum port_event event)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PORT_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	sas_queue_event(event, &phy->port_events_pending,
-			&phy->port_events[event].work, ha);
+	return sas_queue_event(event, &phy->port_events_pending,
+			       &phy->port_events[event].work, ha);
 }
 
-void sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event)
+int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event)
 {
 	struct sas_ha_struct *ha = phy->ha;
 
 	BUG_ON(event >= PHY_NUM_EVENTS);
 
-	sas_queue_event(event, &phy->phy_events_pending,
-			&phy->phy_events[event].work, ha);
+	return sas_queue_event(event, &phy->phy_events_pending,
+			       &phy->phy_events[event].work, ha);
 }
 
 int sas_init_events(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index b306b7843d99..a216c957b639 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd(struct work_struct *work);
 void sas_porte_link_reset_err(struct work_struct *work);
 void sas_porte_timer_event(struct work_struct *work);
 void sas_porte_hard_reset(struct work_struct *work);
-void sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw);
+int sas_queue_work(struct sas_ha_struct *ha, struct sas_work *sw);
 
 int sas_notify_lldd_dev_found(struct domain_device *);
 void sas_notify_lldd_dev_gone(struct domain_device *);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int sas_smp_phy_control(struct domain_device *dev, int phy_id,
 			enum phy_func phy_func, struct sas_phy_linkrates *);
 int sas_smp_get_phy_events(struct sas_phy *phy);
 
-void sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event);
+int sas_notify_phy_event(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, enum phy_event event);
 void sas_device_set_phy(struct domain_device *dev, struct sas_port *port);
 struct domain_device *sas_find_dev_by_rphy(struct sas_rphy *rphy);
 struct domain_device *sas_ex_to_ata(struct domain_device *ex_dev, int phy_id);
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index dd0f72c95abe..cfaeed256ab2 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ struct sas_ha_struct {
 				* their siblings when forming wide ports */
 
 	/* LLDD calls these to notify the class of an event. */
-	void (*notify_ha_event)(struct sas_ha_struct *, enum ha_event);
-	void (*notify_port_event)(struct asd_sas_phy *, enum port_event);
-	void (*notify_phy_event)(struct asd_sas_phy *, enum phy_event);
+	int (*notify_ha_event)(struct sas_ha_struct *, enum ha_event);
+	int (*notify_port_event)(struct asd_sas_phy *, enum port_event);
+	int (*notify_phy_event)(struct asd_sas_phy *, enum phy_event);
 
 	void *lldd_ha;		  /* not touched by sas class code */