diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 6b729324b8d3..afb1d058edbd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ done:
 static unsigned submit_stpg(struct alua_dh_data *h)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
-	int err = SCSI_DH_RES_TEMP_UNAVAIL;
 	int stpg_len = 8;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = h->sdev;
 
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ static unsigned submit_stpg(struct alua_dh_data *h)
 	rq->end_io_data = h;
 
 	blk_execute_rq_nowait(rq->q, NULL, rq, 1, stpg_endio);
-	return err;
+	return SCSI_DH_OK;
 }
 
 /*