diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index ddbade7beec9..e1a395b438ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ static unsigned int sas_ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	unsigned int xfer = 0;
 	unsigned int si;
 
+	/* If the device fell off, no sense in issuing commands */
+	if (dev->gone)
+		return AC_ERR_SYSTEM;
+
 	task = sas_alloc_task(GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!task)
 		return AC_ERR_SYSTEM;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index 83dd5070a15c..61d81f858a5a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ static void sas_unregister_ex_tree(struct domain_device *dev)
 	struct domain_device *child, *n;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(child, n, &ex->children, siblings) {
+		child->gone = 1;
 		if (child->dev_type == EDGE_DEV ||
 		    child->dev_type == FANOUT_DEV)
 			sas_unregister_ex_tree(child);
@@ -1744,6 +1745,7 @@ static void sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(struct domain_device *parent,
 			&ex_dev->children, siblings) {
 			if (SAS_ADDR(child->sas_addr) ==
 			    SAS_ADDR(phy->attached_sas_addr)) {
+				child->gone = 1;
 				if (child->dev_type == EDGE_DEV ||
 				    child->dev_type == FANOUT_DEV)
 					sas_unregister_ex_tree(child);
@@ -1752,6 +1754,7 @@ static void sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(struct domain_device *parent,
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		parent->gone = 1;
 		sas_disable_routing(parent, phy->attached_sas_addr);
 	}
 	memset(phy->attached_sas_addr, 0, SAS_ADDR_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
index f0cfba9a1fc8..1787bd2eb4a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ int sas_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+		/* If the device fell off, no sense in issuing commands */
+		if (dev->gone) {
+			cmd->result = DID_BAD_TARGET << 16;
+			scsi_done(cmd);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		res = -ENOMEM;
 		task = sas_create_task(cmd, dev, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!task)
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index d06e13be717b..3dec1949f69c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ struct domain_device {
         };
 
         void *lldd_dev;
+	int gone;
 };
 
 struct sas_discovery_event {