diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index 5d04c40ee40ae..3b1b9695177a4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -1076,20 +1076,19 @@ static int uas_post_reset(struct usb_interface *intf)
 		return 0;
 
 	err = uas_configure_endpoints(devinfo);
-	if (err) {
+	if (err && err != ENODEV)
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, shost,
 			     "%s: alloc streams error %d after reset",
 			     __func__, err);
-		return 1;
-	}
 
+	/* we must unblock the host in every case lest we deadlock */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	scsi_report_bus_reset(shost, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
 	scsi_unblock_requests(shost);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 static int uas_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)