diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
index 84a124f8e21f..198ecdd849a4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ _ctl_do_mpt_command(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
  issue_host_reset:
 	if (issue_reset) {
+		ret = -ENODATA;
 		if ((mpi_request->Function == MPI2_FUNCTION_SCSI_IO_REQUEST ||
 		    mpi_request->Function ==
 		    MPI2_FUNCTION_RAID_SCSI_IO_PASSTHROUGH)) {