diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index db248c15adaf..f0672ed416cb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -4514,7 +4514,7 @@ static int pqi_aio_submit_io(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 }
 
 static int pqi_scsi_queue_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-				struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+	struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info;
@@ -4532,6 +4532,12 @@ static int pqi_scsi_queue_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * This is necessary because the SML doesn't zero out this field during
+	 * error recovery.
+	 */
+	scmd->result = 0;
+
 	hwq = blk_mq_unique_tag_to_hwq(blk_mq_unique_tag(scmd->request));
 	if (hwq >= ctrl_info->num_queue_groups)
 		hwq = 0;