diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
index fe8b74c706d2..5257fdfe699a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h>
 #include "../scsi_sas_internal.h"
 
+static bool phy_is_wideport_member(struct asd_sas_port *port, struct asd_sas_phy *phy)
+{
+	struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = phy->ha;
+
+	if (memcmp(port->attached_sas_addr, phy->attached_sas_addr,
+		   SAS_ADDR_SIZE) != 0 || (sas_ha->strict_wide_ports &&
+	     memcmp(port->sas_addr, phy->sas_addr, SAS_ADDR_SIZE) != 0))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * sas_form_port -- add this phy to a port
  * @phy: the phy of interest
@@ -45,8 +56,7 @@ static void sas_form_port(struct asd_sas_phy *phy)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (port) {
-		if (memcmp(port->attached_sas_addr, phy->attached_sas_addr,
-			   SAS_ADDR_SIZE) != 0)
+		if (!phy_is_wideport_member(port, phy))
 			sas_deform_port(phy);
 		else {
 			SAS_DPRINTK("%s: phy%d belongs to port%d already(%d)!\n",
@@ -62,9 +72,7 @@ static void sas_form_port(struct asd_sas_phy *phy)
 		port = sas_ha->sas_port[i];
 		spin_lock(&port->phy_list_lock);
 		if (*(u64 *) port->sas_addr &&
-		    memcmp(port->attached_sas_addr,
-			   phy->attached_sas_addr, SAS_ADDR_SIZE) == 0 &&
-		    port->num_phys > 0) {
+		    phy_is_wideport_member(port, phy) && port->num_phys > 0) {
 			/* wide port */
 			SAS_DPRINTK("phy%d matched wide port%d\n", phy->id,
 				    port->id);
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index 90ce527ecf3d..8f6bb9c7f3eb 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ struct sas_ha_struct {
 	/* The class calls this to send a task for execution. */
 	int lldd_max_execute_num;
 	int lldd_queue_size;
+	int strict_wide_ports; /* both sas_addr and attached_sas_addr must match
+				* their siblings when forming wide ports */
 
 	/* LLDD calls these to notify the class of an event. */
 	void (*notify_ha_event)(struct sas_ha_struct *, enum ha_event);