diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ses.c b/drivers/scsi/ses.c
index 3b00e907b917..eb7a3e85304f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ses.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ses.c
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@
 
 struct ses_device {
 	unsigned char *page1;
+	unsigned char *page1_types;
 	unsigned char *page2;
 	unsigned char *page10;
 	short page1_len;
+	short page1_num_types;
 	short page2_len;
 	short page10_len;
 };
@@ -110,12 +112,12 @@ static int ses_set_page2_descriptor(struct enclosure_device *edev,
 	int i, j, count = 0, descriptor = ecomp->number;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = to_scsi_device(edev->edev.parent);
 	struct ses_device *ses_dev = edev->scratch;
-	unsigned char *type_ptr = ses_dev->page1 + 12 + ses_dev->page1[11];
+	unsigned char *type_ptr = ses_dev->page1_types;
 	unsigned char *desc_ptr = ses_dev->page2 + 8;
 
 	/* Clear everything */
 	memset(desc_ptr, 0, ses_dev->page2_len - 8);
-	for (i = 0; i < ses_dev->page1[10]; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ses_dev->page1_num_types; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
 		for (j = 0; j < type_ptr[1]; j++) {
 			desc_ptr += 4;
 			if (type_ptr[0] != ENCLOSURE_COMPONENT_DEVICE &&
@@ -140,12 +142,12 @@ static unsigned char *ses_get_page2_descriptor(struct enclosure_device *edev,
 	int i, j, count = 0, descriptor = ecomp->number;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = to_scsi_device(edev->edev.parent);
 	struct ses_device *ses_dev = edev->scratch;
-	unsigned char *type_ptr = ses_dev->page1 + 12 + ses_dev->page1[11];
+	unsigned char *type_ptr = ses_dev->page1_types;
 	unsigned char *desc_ptr = ses_dev->page2 + 8;
 
 	ses_recv_diag(sdev, 2, ses_dev->page2, ses_dev->page2_len);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ses_dev->page1[10]; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ses_dev->page1_num_types; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
 		for (j = 0; j < type_ptr[1]; j++) {
 			desc_ptr += 4;
 			if (type_ptr[0] != ENCLOSURE_COMPONENT_DEVICE &&
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ static void ses_enclosure_data_process(struct enclosure_device *edev,
 	unsigned char *buf = NULL, *type_ptr, *desc_ptr, *addl_desc_ptr = NULL;
 	int i, j, page7_len, len, components;
 	struct ses_device *ses_dev = edev->scratch;
-	int types = ses_dev->page1[10];
+	int types = ses_dev->page1_num_types;
 	unsigned char *hdr_buf = kzalloc(INIT_ALLOC_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!hdr_buf)
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ static void ses_enclosure_data_process(struct enclosure_device *edev,
 	}
 	if (ses_dev->page10)
 		addl_desc_ptr = ses_dev->page10 + 8;
-	type_ptr = ses_dev->page1 + 12 + ses_dev->page1[11];
+	type_ptr = ses_dev->page1_types;
 	components = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < types; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
 		for (j = 0; j < type_ptr[1]; j++) {
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ static int ses_intf_add(struct device *cdev,
 	u32 result;
 	int i, types, len, components = 0;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	int num_enclosures;
 	struct enclosure_device *edev;
 	struct ses_component *scomp = NULL;
 
@@ -530,16 +533,6 @@ static int ses_intf_add(struct device *cdev,
 	if (result)
 		goto recv_failed;
 
-	if (hdr_buf[1] != 0) {
-		/* FIXME: need subenclosure support; I've just never
-		 * seen a device with subenclosures and it makes the
-		 * traversal routines more complex */
-		sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, sdev,
-			"FIXME driver has no support for subenclosures (%d)\n",
-			hdr_buf[1]);
-		goto err_free;
-	}
-
 	len = (hdr_buf[2] << 8) + hdr_buf[3] + 4;
 	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
@@ -549,11 +542,24 @@ static int ses_intf_add(struct device *cdev,
 	if (result)
 		goto recv_failed;
 
-	types = buf[10];
+	types = 0;
 
-	type_ptr = buf + 12 + buf[11];
+	/* we always have one main enclosure and the rest are referred
+	 * to as secondary subenclosures */
+	num_enclosures = buf[1] + 1;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < types; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
+	/* begin at the enclosure descriptor */
+	type_ptr = buf + 8;
+	/* skip all the enclosure descriptors */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_enclosures && type_ptr < buf + len; i++) {
+		types += type_ptr[2];
+		type_ptr += type_ptr[3] + 4;
+	}
+
+	ses_dev->page1_types = type_ptr;
+	ses_dev->page1_num_types = types;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < types && type_ptr < buf + len; i++, type_ptr += 4) {
 		if (type_ptr[0] == ENCLOSURE_COMPONENT_DEVICE ||
 		    type_ptr[0] == ENCLOSURE_COMPONENT_ARRAY_DEVICE)
 			components += type_ptr[1];