diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index 81d0414e2117..9b1edc541ed0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -3443,9 +3443,14 @@ static void hpsa_get_enclosure_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	struct ErrorInfo *ei = NULL;
 	struct bmic_sense_storage_box_params *bssbp = NULL;
 	struct bmic_identify_physical_device *id_phys = NULL;
-	struct ext_report_lun_entry *rle = &rlep->LUN[rle_index];
+	struct ext_report_lun_entry *rle;
 	u16 bmic_device_index = 0;
 
+	if (rle_index < 0 || rle_index >= HPSA_MAX_PHYS_LUN)
+		return;
+
+	rle = &rlep->LUN[rle_index];
+
 	encl_dev->eli =
 		hpsa_get_enclosure_logical_identifier(h, scsi3addr);
 
@@ -4174,6 +4179,9 @@ static void hpsa_get_ioaccel_drive_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	int rc;
 	struct ext_report_lun_entry *rle;
 
+	if (rle_index < 0 || rle_index >= HPSA_MAX_PHYS_LUN)
+		return;
+
 	rle = &rlep->LUN[rle_index];
 
 	dev->ioaccel_handle = rle->ioaccel_handle;
@@ -4198,7 +4206,12 @@ static void hpsa_get_path_info(struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *this_device,
 	struct ReportExtendedLUNdata *rlep, int rle_index,
 	struct bmic_identify_physical_device *id_phys)
 {
-	struct ext_report_lun_entry *rle = &rlep->LUN[rle_index];
+	struct ext_report_lun_entry *rle;
+
+	if (rle_index < 0 || rle_index >= HPSA_MAX_PHYS_LUN)
+		return;
+
+	rle = &rlep->LUN[rle_index];
 
 	if ((rle->device_flags & 0x08) && this_device->ioaccel_handle)
 		this_device->hba_ioaccel_enabled = 1;
@@ -4420,7 +4433,8 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h)
 		/*
 		 * Skip over some devices such as a spare.
 		 */
-		if (!tmpdevice->external && physical_device) {
+		if (phys_dev_index >= 0 && !tmpdevice->external &&
+			physical_device) {
 			skip_device = hpsa_skip_device(h, lunaddrbytes,
 					&physdev_list->LUN[phys_dev_index]);
 			if (skip_device)