diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 55addd78fde4..7afcec250f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ store_state_field(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int i, ret;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = to_scsi_device(dev);
 	enum scsi_device_state state = 0;
+	bool rescan_dev = false;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sdev_states); i++) {
 		const int len = strlen(sdev_states[i].name);
@@ -810,20 +811,27 @@ store_state_field(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
-	ret = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, state);
-	/*
-	 * If the device state changes to SDEV_RUNNING, we need to
-	 * run the queue to avoid I/O hang, and rescan the device
-	 * to revalidate it. Running the queue first is necessary
-	 * because another thread may be waiting inside
-	 * blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait() and because that call may be
-	 * waiting for pending I/O to finish.
-	 */
-	if (ret == 0 && state == SDEV_RUNNING) {
+	if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_RUNNING && state == SDEV_RUNNING) {
+		ret = count;
+	} else {
+		ret = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, state);
+		if (ret == 0 && state == SDEV_RUNNING)
+			rescan_dev = true;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
+
+	if (rescan_dev) {
+		/*
+		 * If the device state changes to SDEV_RUNNING, we need to
+		 * run the queue to avoid I/O hang, and rescan the device
+		 * to revalidate it. Running the queue first is necessary
+		 * because another thread may be waiting inside
+		 * blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait() and because that call may be
+		 * waiting for pending I/O to finish.
+		 */
 		blk_mq_run_hw_queues(sdev->request_queue, true);
 		scsi_rescan_device(dev);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 
 	return ret == 0 ? count : -EINVAL;
 }