diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 674e844aa72c..ce091ffcf3de 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ cache_type_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct scsi_mode_data data;
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
 	static const char temp[] = "temporary ";
-	int len;
+	int len, ret;
 
 	if (sdp->type != TYPE_DISK && sdp->type != TYPE_ZBC)
 		/* no cache control on RBC devices; theoretically they
@@ -190,9 +190,10 @@ cache_type_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	 */
 	data.device_specific = 0;
 
-	if (scsi_mode_select(sdp, 1, sp, buffer_data, len, SD_TIMEOUT,
-			     sdkp->max_retries, &data, &sshdr)) {
-		if (scsi_sense_valid(&sshdr))
+	ret = scsi_mode_select(sdp, 1, sp, buffer_data, len, SD_TIMEOUT,
+			       sdkp->max_retries, &data, &sshdr);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret > 0 && scsi_sense_valid(&sshdr))
 			sd_print_sense_hdr(sdkp, &sshdr);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}