diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ses.c b/drivers/scsi/ses.c
index dcb0d76d7312..7d9cec50b77d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ses.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ses.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static void init_device_slot_control(unsigned char *dest_desc,
 static int ses_recv_diag(struct scsi_device *sdev, int page_code,
 			 void *buf, int bufflen)
 {
+	int ret;
 	unsigned char cmd[] = {
 		RECEIVE_DIAGNOSTIC,
 		1,		/* Set PCV bit */
@@ -92,9 +93,26 @@ static int ses_recv_diag(struct scsi_device *sdev, int page_code,
 		bufflen & 0xff,
 		0
 	};
+	unsigned char recv_page_code;
 
-	return scsi_execute_req(sdev, cmd, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, buf, bufflen,
+	ret =  scsi_execute_req(sdev, cmd, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, buf, bufflen,
 				NULL, SES_TIMEOUT, SES_RETRIES, NULL);
+	if (unlikely(!ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	recv_page_code = ((unsigned char *)buf)[0];
+
+	if (likely(recv_page_code == page_code))
+		return ret;
+
+	/* successful diagnostic but wrong page code.  This happens to some
+	 * USB devices, just print a message and pretend there was an error */
+
+	sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev,
+		    "Wrong diagnostic page; asked for %d got %u\n",
+		    page_code, recv_page_code);
+
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int ses_send_diag(struct scsi_device *sdev, int page_code,