diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
index 785fb42..2799a6b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
@@ -3767,7 +3767,7 @@ static int ibmvscsis_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	 */
 	if ((vscsi->flags & (CLIENT_FAILED | RESPONSE_Q_DOWN))) {
 		pr_err("write_pending failed since: %d\n", vscsi->flags);
-		return 0;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	rc = srp_transfer_data(cmd, &vio_iu(iue)->srp.cmd, ibmvscsis_rdma,