diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 857d3f5f01b2..ee74bc4d7d48 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1e08dcb39c6b95ec84fc8bad97d5bdce879b76c9
+refs/heads/master: 3c0c25b97c7d020ef07f6366cf1d668a8e980c7c
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index 010d4a39269b..e9716b10acea 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -366,7 +366,15 @@ mptsas_sas_enclosure_pg0(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, struct mptsas_enclosure *enclosure,
 static int
 mptsas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	sas_read_port_mode_page(sdev);
+	struct Scsi_Host	*host = sdev->host;
+	MPT_SCSI_HOST		*hd = (MPT_SCSI_HOST *)host->hostdata;
+
+	/*
+	 * RAID volumes placed beyond the last expected port.
+	 * Ignore sending sas mode pages in that case..
+	 */
+	if (sdev->channel < hd->ioc->num_ports)
+		sas_read_port_mode_page(sdev);
 
 	return mptscsih_slave_configure(sdev);
 }