diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 448ebdaa3d69..dffa91c67f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2423,7 +2423,7 @@ scsi_mode_sense(struct scsi_device *sdev, int dbd, int modepage,
 	unsigned char cmd[12];
 	int use_10_for_ms;
 	int header_length;
-	int result;
+	int result, retry_count = retries;
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr my_sshdr;
 
 	memset(data, 0, sizeof(*data));
@@ -2502,6 +2502,11 @@ scsi_mode_sense(struct scsi_device *sdev, int dbd, int modepage,
 			data->block_descriptor_length = buffer[3];
 		}
 		data->header_length = header_length;
+	} else if ((status_byte(result) == CHECK_CONDITION) &&
+		   scsi_sense_valid(sshdr) &&
+		   sshdr->sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION && retry_count) {
+		retry_count--;
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	return result;