diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
index efda90dcf5b3..ecfcb50302f6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ struct si_sm_data {
 	unsigned long  error0_timeout;
 };
 
-static unsigned int init_kcs_data(struct si_sm_data *kcs,
-				  struct si_sm_io *io)
+static unsigned int init_kcs_data_with_state(struct si_sm_data *kcs,
+				  struct si_sm_io *io, enum kcs_states state)
 {
-	kcs->state = KCS_IDLE;
+	kcs->state = state;
 	kcs->io = io;
 	kcs->write_pos = 0;
 	kcs->write_count = 0;
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ static unsigned int init_kcs_data(struct si_sm_data *kcs,
 	return 2;
 }
 
+static unsigned int init_kcs_data(struct si_sm_data *kcs,
+				  struct si_sm_io *io)
+{
+	return init_kcs_data_with_state(kcs, io, KCS_IDLE);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned char read_status(struct si_sm_data *kcs)
 {
 	return kcs->io->inputb(kcs->io, 1);
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@ static int start_kcs_transaction(struct si_sm_data *kcs, unsigned char *data,
 	if (size > MAX_KCS_WRITE_SIZE)
 		return IPMI_REQ_LEN_EXCEEDED_ERR;
 
-	if ((kcs->state != KCS_IDLE) && (kcs->state != KCS_HOSED)) {
+	if (kcs->state != KCS_IDLE) {
 		dev_warn(kcs->io->dev, "KCS in invalid state %d\n", kcs->state);
 		return IPMI_NOT_IN_MY_STATE_ERR;
 	}
@@ -495,7 +501,7 @@ static enum si_sm_result kcs_event(struct si_sm_data *kcs, long time)
 	}
 
 	if (kcs->state == KCS_HOSED) {
-		init_kcs_data(kcs, kcs->io);
+		init_kcs_data_with_state(kcs, kcs->io, KCS_ERROR0);
 		return SI_SM_HOSED;
 	}