diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 4865a99d9c38..fda9cdea0e60 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -675,14 +675,37 @@ static int alua_activate(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 {
 	struct alua_dh_data *h = get_alua_data(sdev);
 	int err = SCSI_DH_OK;
+	int stpg = 0;
 
 	err = alua_rtpg(sdev, h);
 	if (err != SCSI_DH_OK)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (h->tpgs & TPGS_MODE_EXPLICIT &&
-	    h->state != TPGS_STATE_OPTIMIZED &&
-	    h->state != TPGS_STATE_LBA_DEPENDENT) {
+	if (h->tpgs & TPGS_MODE_EXPLICIT) {
+		switch (h->state) {
+		case TPGS_STATE_NONOPTIMIZED:
+			stpg = 1;
+			if ((h->flags & ALUA_OPTIMIZE_STPG) &&
+			    (!h->pref) &&
+			    (h->tpgs & TPGS_MODE_IMPLICIT))
+				stpg = 0;
+			break;
+		case TPGS_STATE_STANDBY:
+			stpg = 1;
+			break;
+		case TPGS_STATE_UNAVAILABLE:
+		case TPGS_STATE_OFFLINE:
+			err = SCSI_DH_IO;
+			break;
+		case TPGS_STATE_TRANSITIONING:
+			err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (stpg) {
 		h->callback_fn = fn;
 		h->callback_data = data;
 		err = submit_stpg(h);