diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index e8bee9f0ad0f..67c001457cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -941,12 +941,6 @@ retry:
 
 	scsi_eh_restore_cmnd(scmd, &ses);
 
-	if (scmd->request->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC) {
-		struct scsi_driver *sdrv = scsi_cmd_to_driver(scmd);
-		if (sdrv->eh_action)
-			rtn = sdrv->eh_action(scmd, cmnd, cmnd_size, rtn);
-	}
-
 	return rtn;
 }
 
@@ -964,6 +958,16 @@ static int scsi_request_sense(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	return scsi_send_eh_cmnd(scmd, NULL, 0, scmd->device->eh_timeout, ~0);
 }
 
+static int scsi_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, int rtn)
+{
+	if (scmd->request->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC) {
+		struct scsi_driver *sdrv = scsi_cmd_to_driver(scmd);
+		if (sdrv->eh_action)
+			rtn = sdrv->eh_action(scmd, rtn);
+	}
+	return rtn;
+}
+
 /**
  * scsi_eh_finish_cmd - Handle a cmd that eh is finished with.
  * @scmd:	Original SCSI cmd that eh has finished.
@@ -1142,7 +1146,9 @@ static int scsi_eh_test_devices(struct list_head *cmd_list,
 
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(scmd, next, cmd_list, eh_entry)
 			if (scmd->device == sdev) {
-				if (finish_cmds)
+				if (finish_cmds &&
+				    (try_stu ||
+				     scsi_eh_action(scmd, SUCCESS) == SUCCESS))
 					scsi_eh_finish_cmd(scmd, done_q);
 				else
 					list_move_tail(&scmd->eh_entry, work_q);
@@ -1283,7 +1289,8 @@ static int scsi_eh_stu(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 			    !scsi_eh_tur(stu_scmd)) {
 				list_for_each_entry_safe(scmd, next,
 							  work_q, eh_entry) {
-					if (scmd->device == sdev)
+					if (scmd->device == sdev &&
+					    scsi_eh_action(scmd, SUCCESS) == SUCCESS)
 						scsi_eh_finish_cmd(scmd, done_q);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1350,7 +1357,8 @@ static int scsi_eh_bus_device_reset(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 			    !scsi_eh_tur(bdr_scmd)) {
 				list_for_each_entry_safe(scmd, next,
 							 work_q, eh_entry) {
-					if (scmd->device == sdev)
+					if (scmd->device == sdev &&
+					    scsi_eh_action(scmd, rtn) != FAILED)
 						scsi_eh_finish_cmd(scmd,
 								   done_q);
 				}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 69725f7c32c1..35a785609364 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int sd_suspend_runtime(struct device *);
 static int sd_resume(struct device *);
 static void sd_rescan(struct device *);
 static int sd_done(struct scsi_cmnd *);
-static int sd_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *, unsigned char *, int, int);
+static int sd_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *, int);
 static void sd_read_capacity(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer);
 static void scsi_disk_release(struct device *cdev);
 static void sd_print_sense_hdr(struct scsi_disk *, struct scsi_sense_hdr *);
@@ -1551,23 +1551,23 @@ static const struct block_device_operations sd_fops = {
 /**
  *	sd_eh_action - error handling callback
  *	@scmd:		sd-issued command that has failed
- *	@eh_cmnd:	The command that was sent during error handling
- *	@eh_cmnd_len:	Length of eh_cmnd in bytes
  *	@eh_disp:	The recovery disposition suggested by the midlayer
  *
- *	This function is called by the SCSI midlayer upon completion of
- *	an error handling command (TEST UNIT READY, START STOP UNIT,
- *	etc.) The command sent to the device by the error handler is
- *	stored in eh_cmnd. The result of sending the eh command is
- *	passed in eh_disp.
+ *	This function is called by the SCSI midlayer upon completion of an
+ *	error test command (currently TEST UNIT READY). The result of sending
+ *	the eh command is passed in eh_disp.  We're looking for devices that
+ *	fail medium access commands but are OK with non access commands like
+ *	test unit ready (so wrongly see the device as having a successful
+ *	recovery)
  **/
-static int sd_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned char *eh_cmnd,
-			int eh_cmnd_len, int eh_disp)
+static int sd_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, int eh_disp)
 {
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = scsi_disk(scmd->request->rq_disk);
 
 	if (!scsi_device_online(scmd->device) ||
-	    !scsi_medium_access_command(scmd))
+	    !scsi_medium_access_command(scmd) ||
+	    host_byte(scmd->result) != DID_TIME_OUT ||
+	    eh_disp != SUCCESS)
 		return eh_disp;
 
 	/*
@@ -1577,9 +1577,7 @@ static int sd_eh_action(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned char *eh_cmnd,
 	 * process of recovering or has it suffered an internal failure
 	 * that prevents access to the storage medium.
 	 */
-	if (host_byte(scmd->result) == DID_TIME_OUT && eh_disp == SUCCESS &&
-	    eh_cmnd_len && eh_cmnd[0] == TEST_UNIT_READY)
-		sdkp->medium_access_timed_out++;
+	sdkp->medium_access_timed_out++;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the device keeps failing read/write commands but TEST UNIT
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_driver.h b/include/scsi/scsi_driver.h
index d443aa06a722..20fdfc2526ad 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_driver.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_driver.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct scsi_driver {
 
 	void (*rescan)(struct device *);
 	int (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *);
-	int (*eh_action)(struct scsi_cmnd *, unsigned char *, int, int);
+	int (*eh_action)(struct scsi_cmnd *, int);
 };
 #define to_scsi_driver(drv) \
 	container_of((drv), struct scsi_driver, gendrv)