diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index 1c6eb3a8741ee52bae713a65495a3c23f64d2a79..81e8146e594440a589a95ca5f5dd807b21c5d3f9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static struct urb *uas_alloc_cmd_urb(struct uas_dev_info *devinfo, gfp_t gfp,
  * daft to me.
  */
 
-static struct urb *uas_submit_sense_urb(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd, gfp_t gfp)
+static int uas_submit_sense_urb(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct uas_dev_info *devinfo = cmnd->device->hostdata;
 	struct urb *urb;
@@ -522,30 +522,28 @@ static struct urb *uas_submit_sense_urb(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd, gfp_t gfp)
 
 	urb = uas_alloc_sense_urb(devinfo, gfp, cmnd);
 	if (!urb)
-		return NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	usb_anchor_urb(urb, &devinfo->sense_urbs);
 	err = usb_submit_urb(urb, gfp);
 	if (err) {
 		usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
 		uas_log_cmd_state(cmnd, "sense submit err", err);
 		usb_free_urb(urb);
-		return NULL;
 	}
-	return urb;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 			   struct uas_dev_info *devinfo)
 {
 	struct uas_cmd_info *cmdinfo = (void *)&cmnd->SCp;
-	struct urb *urb;
 	int err;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&devinfo->lock);
 	if (cmdinfo->state & SUBMIT_STATUS_URB) {
-		urb = uas_submit_sense_urb(cmnd, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!urb)
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+		err = uas_submit_sense_urb(cmnd, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~SUBMIT_STATUS_URB;
 	}
 
@@ -553,7 +551,7 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 		cmdinfo->data_in_urb = uas_alloc_data_urb(devinfo, GFP_ATOMIC,
 							cmnd, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 		if (!cmdinfo->data_in_urb)
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~ALLOC_DATA_IN_URB;
 	}
 
@@ -563,7 +561,7 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 		if (err) {
 			usb_unanchor_urb(cmdinfo->data_in_urb);
 			uas_log_cmd_state(cmnd, "data in submit err", err);
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+			return err;
 		}
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~SUBMIT_DATA_IN_URB;
 		cmdinfo->state |= DATA_IN_URB_INFLIGHT;
@@ -573,7 +571,7 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 		cmdinfo->data_out_urb = uas_alloc_data_urb(devinfo, GFP_ATOMIC,
 							cmnd, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		if (!cmdinfo->data_out_urb)
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~ALLOC_DATA_OUT_URB;
 	}
 
@@ -583,7 +581,7 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 		if (err) {
 			usb_unanchor_urb(cmdinfo->data_out_urb);
 			uas_log_cmd_state(cmnd, "data out submit err", err);
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+			return err;
 		}
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~SUBMIT_DATA_OUT_URB;
 		cmdinfo->state |= DATA_OUT_URB_INFLIGHT;
@@ -592,7 +590,7 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	if (cmdinfo->state & ALLOC_CMD_URB) {
 		cmdinfo->cmd_urb = uas_alloc_cmd_urb(devinfo, GFP_ATOMIC, cmnd);
 		if (!cmdinfo->cmd_urb)
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~ALLOC_CMD_URB;
 	}
 
@@ -602,7 +600,7 @@ static int uas_submit_urbs(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 		if (err) {
 			usb_unanchor_urb(cmdinfo->cmd_urb);
 			uas_log_cmd_state(cmnd, "cmd submit err", err);
-			return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
+			return err;
 		}
 		cmdinfo->cmd_urb = NULL;
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~SUBMIT_CMD_URB;
@@ -641,8 +639,7 @@ static int uas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	if (devinfo->resetting) {
 		cmnd->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
 		cmnd->scsi_done(cmnd);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devinfo->lock, flags);
-		return 0;
+		goto zombie;
 	}
 
 	/* Find a free uas-tag */
@@ -678,6 +675,16 @@ static int uas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 		cmdinfo->state &= ~(SUBMIT_DATA_IN_URB | SUBMIT_DATA_OUT_URB);
 
 	err = uas_submit_urbs(cmnd, devinfo);
+	/*
+	 * in case of fatal errors the SCSI layer is peculiar
+	 * a command that has finished is a success for the purpose
+	 * of queueing, no matter how fatal the error
+	 */
+	if (err == -ENODEV) {
+		cmnd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
+		cmnd->scsi_done(cmnd);
+		goto zombie;
+	}
 	if (err) {
 		/* If we did nothing, give up now */
 		if (cmdinfo->state & SUBMIT_STATUS_URB) {
@@ -688,6 +695,7 @@ static int uas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	}
 
 	devinfo->cmnd[idx] = cmnd;
+zombie:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devinfo->lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }