diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index 08f9296431e9..8183504e3abb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -662,8 +662,7 @@ 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 */
@@ -699,6 +698,16 @@ 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_ERROR << 16;
+		cmnd->scsi_done(cmnd);
+		goto zombie;
+	}
 	if (err) {
 		/* If we did nothing, give up now */
 		if (cmdinfo->state & SUBMIT_STATUS_URB) {
@@ -709,6 +718,7 @@ static int uas_queuecommand_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	}
 
 	devinfo->cmnd[idx] = cmnd;
+zombie:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devinfo->lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }