diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
index f2a1443ecb33..094a1440eacb 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_read_source(
 	rc = target_xcopy_setup_pt_cmd(xpt_cmd, xop, src_dev, &cdb[0],
 				remote_port, true);
 	if (rc < 0) {
+		ec_cmd->scsi_status = xpt_cmd->se_cmd.scsi_status;
 		transport_generic_free_cmd(se_cmd, 0);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -673,6 +674,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_read_source(
 
 	rc = target_xcopy_issue_pt_cmd(xpt_cmd);
 	if (rc < 0) {
+		ec_cmd->scsi_status = xpt_cmd->se_cmd.scsi_status;
 		transport_generic_free_cmd(se_cmd, 0);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -723,6 +725,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_write_destination(
 				remote_port, false);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		struct se_cmd *src_cmd = &xop->src_pt_cmd->se_cmd;
+		ec_cmd->scsi_status = xpt_cmd->se_cmd.scsi_status;
 		/*
 		 * If the failure happened before the t_mem_list hand-off in
 		 * target_xcopy_setup_pt_cmd(), Reset memory + clear flag so that
@@ -738,6 +741,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_write_destination(
 
 	rc = target_xcopy_issue_pt_cmd(xpt_cmd);
 	if (rc < 0) {
+		ec_cmd->scsi_status = xpt_cmd->se_cmd.scsi_status;
 		se_cmd->se_cmd_flags &= ~SCF_PASSTHROUGH_SG_TO_MEM_NOALLOC;
 		transport_generic_free_cmd(se_cmd, 0);
 		return rc;
@@ -824,10 +828,14 @@ static void target_xcopy_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
 out:
 	xcopy_pt_undepend_remotedev(xop);
 	kfree(xop);
-
-	pr_warn_ratelimited("target_xcopy_do_work: rc: %d, Setting X-COPY CHECK_CONDITION"
-			    " -> sending response\n", rc);
-	ec_cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+	/*
+	 * Don't override an error scsi status if it has already been set
+	 */
+	if (ec_cmd->scsi_status == SAM_STAT_GOOD) {
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("target_xcopy_do_work: rc: %d, Setting X-COPY"
+			" CHECK_CONDITION -> sending response\n", rc);
+		ec_cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+	}
 	target_complete_cmd(ec_cmd, SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION);
 }