diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c b/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
index 38aa6dda6b81..da3311129a0c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss_scsi.c
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ static void complete_scsi_command(CommandList_struct *c, int timeout,
 				}
 			break;
 			case CMD_PROTOCOL_ERR:
+				cmd->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
 				dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev,
 					"%p has protocol error\n", c);
                         break;