diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index e97363c75074..a7dbc6825f5f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -3502,6 +3502,7 @@ _scsih_setup_eedp(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, Mpi2SCSIIORequest_t *mpi_request)
 
 	switch (prot_type) {
 	case SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE1:
+	case SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE2:
 
 		/*
 		* enable ref/guard checking
@@ -3514,13 +3515,6 @@ _scsih_setup_eedp(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, Mpi2SCSIIORequest_t *mpi_request)
 		    cpu_to_be32(scsi_get_lba(scmd));
 		break;
 
-	case SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE2:
-
-		eedp_flags |= MPI2_SCSIIO_EEDPFLAGS_INC_PRI_REFTAG |
-		    MPI2_SCSIIO_EEDPFLAGS_CHECK_REFTAG |
-		    MPI2_SCSIIO_EEDPFLAGS_CHECK_GUARD;
-		break;
-
 	case SCSI_PROT_DIF_TYPE3:
 
 		/*