diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index 2336beff7a48..595a2a711548 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static void complete_scsi_command(struct CommandList *cp)
 					"has check condition: aborted command: "
 					"ASC: 0x%x, ASCQ: 0x%x\n",
 					cp, asc, ascq);
-				cmd->result = DID_SOFT_ERROR << 16;
+				cmd->result |= DID_SOFT_ERROR << 16;
 				break;
 			}
 			/* Must be some other type of check condition */