diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index db6dfcfa3e2e..ab58556d347c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -3625,6 +3625,7 @@ int ata_scsi_add_hosts(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
 		shost->max_lun = 1;
 		shost->max_channel = 1;
 		shost->max_cmd_len = 16;
+		shost->no_write_same = 1;
 
 		/* Schedule policy is determined by ->qc_defer()
 		 * callback and it needs to see every deferred qc.
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c b/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
index 281029daf98c..b0bb056458a3 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
@@ -1623,6 +1623,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template scsi_driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 1,
 	.can_queue		= 1,
 	.sdev_attrs		= sbp2_scsi_sysfs_attrs,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kristian Hoegsberg <krh@bitplanet.net>");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index 5e1e12c0cf42..0a7325361d29 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -2025,7 +2025,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= twa_host_attrs,
-	.emulated		= 1
+	.emulated		= 1,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 /* This function will probe and initialize a card */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
index c845bdbeb6c0..4de346017e9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c
@@ -1600,7 +1600,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= twl_host_attrs,
-	.emulated		= 1
+	.emulated		= 1,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 /* This function will probe and initialize a card */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index b9276d10b25c..752624e6bc00 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -2279,7 +2279,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= TW_MAX_CMDS_PER_LUN,	
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= tw_host_attrs,
-	.emulated		= 1
+	.emulated		= 1,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 /* This function will probe and initialize a card */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index f0d432c139d0..4921ed19a027 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template aac_driver_template = {
 #endif
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.emulated			= 1,
+	.no_write_same			= 1,
 };
 
 static void __aac_shutdown(struct aac_dev * aac)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
index 97fd450aff09..4f6a30b8e5f9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template arcmsr_scsi_host_template = {
 	.cmd_per_lun		= ARCMSR_MAX_CMD_PERLUN,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs		= arcmsr_host_attrs,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 static struct pci_device_id arcmsr_device_id_table[] = {
 	{PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ARECA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_ARECA_1110)},
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
index ee4fa40a50b1..ce5ef0190bad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
@@ -4684,6 +4684,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template gdth_template = {
         .cmd_per_lun            = GDTH_MAXC_P_L,
         .unchecked_isa_dma      = 1,
         .use_clustering         = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISA
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index f334859024c0..f2c5005f312a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(struct scsi_host_template *sht, int privsize)
 	shost->use_clustering = sht->use_clustering;
 	shost->ordered_tag = sht->ordered_tag;
 	shost->eh_deadline = shost_eh_deadline * HZ;
+	shost->no_write_same = sht->no_write_same;
 
 	if (sht->supported_mode == MODE_UNKNOWN)
 		/* means we didn't set it ... default to INITIATOR */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index 22f6432eb475..2336beff7a48 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template hpsa_driver_template = {
 	.sdev_attrs = hpsa_sdev_attrs,
 	.shost_attrs = hpsa_shost_attrs,
 	.max_sectors = 8192,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 36ac1c34ce97..573f4128b6b6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -6305,7 +6305,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs = ipr_ioa_attrs,
 	.sdev_attrs = ipr_dev_attrs,
-	.proc_name = IPR_NAME
+	.proc_name = IPR_NAME,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.c b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
index 8d5ea8a1e5a6..52a216f21ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ips.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template ips_driver_template = {
 	.sg_tablesize		= IPS_MAX_SG,
 	.cmd_per_lun		= 3,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.no_write_same		= 1,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
index 90c95a3385d1..816db12ef5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
@@ -4244,6 +4244,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megaraid_template = {
 	.eh_device_reset_handler	= megaraid_reset,
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset,
 	.eh_host_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset,
+	.no_write_same			= 1,
 };
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
index d1a4b82836ea..e2237a97cb9d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megaraid_template_g = {
 	.eh_host_reset_handler		= megaraid_reset_handler,
 	.change_queue_depth		= megaraid_change_queue_depth,
 	.use_clustering			= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.no_write_same			= 1,
 	.sdev_attrs			= megaraid_sdev_attrs,
 	.shost_attrs			= megaraid_shost_attrs,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 0a743a5d1647..c99812bf2a73 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -2148,6 +2148,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template megasas_template = {
 	.bios_param = megasas_bios_param,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.change_queue_depth = megasas_change_queue_depth,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
index bd6f743d87a7..f413ef796b43 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
@@ -4315,6 +4315,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template pmcraid_host_template = {
 	.this_id = -1,
 	.sg_tablesize = PMCRAID_MAX_IOADLS,
 	.max_sectors = PMCRAID_IOA_MAX_SECTORS,
+	.no_write_same = 1,
 	.cmd_per_lun = PMCRAID_MAX_CMD_PER_LUN,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	.shost_attrs = pmcraid_host_attrs,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index e6c4bff04339..69725f7c32c1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2659,6 +2659,12 @@ static void sd_read_write_same(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = sdkp->device;
 
+	if (sdev->host->no_write_same) {
+		sdev->no_write_same = 1;
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (scsi_report_opcode(sdev, buffer, SD_BUF_SIZE, INQUIRY) < 0) {
 		/* too large values might cause issues with arcmsr */
 		int vpd_buf_len = 64;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index 1a28f5632797..17d740427240 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template scsi_driver = {
 	.use_clustering =	DISABLE_CLUSTERING,
 	/* Make sure we dont get a sg segment crosses a page boundary */
 	.dma_boundary =		PAGE_SIZE-1,
+	.no_write_same =	1,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 546084964d55..fe3b58e836c8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ struct scsi_host_template {
 	 */
 	unsigned ordered_tag:1;
 
+	/* True if the controller does not support WRITE SAME */
+	unsigned no_write_same:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Countdown for host blocking with no commands outstanding.
 	 */
@@ -677,6 +680,9 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 	/* Don't resume host in EH */
 	unsigned eh_noresume:1;
 
+	/* The controller does not support WRITE SAME */
+	unsigned no_write_same:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Optional work queue to be utilized by the transport
 	 */