diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 73d3b81a0d06..9ebc9dce3046 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,7 @@ _scsih_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	struct MPT3SAS_DEVICE *sas_device_priv_data;
 	struct scsi_target *starget;
 	struct _raid_device *raid_device;
+	struct _sas_device *sas_device;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	sas_device_priv_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct scsi_device), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1301,6 +1302,19 @@ _scsih_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->raid_device_lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	if (!(sas_target_priv_data->flags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_VOLUME)) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+		sas_device = mpt3sas_scsih_sas_device_find_by_sas_address(ioc,
+					sas_target_priv_data->sas_address);
+		if (sas_device && (sas_device->starget == NULL)) {
+			sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
+			"%s : sas_device->starget set to starget @ %d\n",
+				__func__, __LINE__);
+			sas_device->starget = starget;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }