diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index f03dc03a42c3..8f88348ebe42 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ struct storvsc_device {
 
 	bool	 destroy;
 	bool	 drain_notify;
-	bool	 open_sub_channel;
 	atomic_t num_outstanding_req;
 	struct Scsi_Host *host;
 
@@ -636,33 +635,38 @@ get_in_err:
 static void handle_sc_creation(struct vmbus_channel *new_sc)
 {
 	struct hv_device *device = new_sc->primary_channel->device_obj;
+	struct device *dev = &device->device;
 	struct storvsc_device *stor_device;
 	struct vmstorage_channel_properties props;
+	int ret;
 
 	stor_device = get_out_stor_device(device);
 	if (!stor_device)
 		return;
 
-	if (stor_device->open_sub_channel == false)
-		return;
-
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct vmstorage_channel_properties));
 
-	vmbus_open(new_sc,
-		   storvsc_ringbuffer_size,
-		   storvsc_ringbuffer_size,
-		   (void *)&props,
-		   sizeof(struct vmstorage_channel_properties),
-		   storvsc_on_channel_callback, new_sc);
+	ret = vmbus_open(new_sc,
+			 storvsc_ringbuffer_size,
+			 storvsc_ringbuffer_size,
+			 (void *)&props,
+			 sizeof(struct vmstorage_channel_properties),
+			 storvsc_on_channel_callback, new_sc);
 
-	if (new_sc->state == CHANNEL_OPENED_STATE) {
-		stor_device->stor_chns[new_sc->target_cpu] = new_sc;
-		cpumask_set_cpu(new_sc->target_cpu, &stor_device->alloced_cpus);
+	/* In case vmbus_open() fails, we don't use the sub-channel. */
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to open sub-channel: err=%d\n", ret);
+		return;
 	}
+
+	/* Add the sub-channel to the array of available channels. */
+	stor_device->stor_chns[new_sc->target_cpu] = new_sc;
+	cpumask_set_cpu(new_sc->target_cpu, &stor_device->alloced_cpus);
 }
 
 static void  handle_multichannel_storage(struct hv_device *device, int max_chns)
 {
+	struct device *dev = &device->device;
 	struct storvsc_device *stor_device;
 	int num_cpus = num_online_cpus();
 	int num_sc;
@@ -679,21 +683,11 @@ static void  handle_multichannel_storage(struct hv_device *device, int max_chns)
 	request = &stor_device->init_request;
 	vstor_packet = &request->vstor_packet;
 
-	stor_device->open_sub_channel = true;
 	/*
 	 * Establish a handler for dealing with subchannels.
 	 */
 	vmbus_set_sc_create_callback(device->channel, handle_sc_creation);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check to see if sub-channels have already been created. This
-	 * can happen when this driver is re-loaded after unloading.
-	 */
-
-	if (vmbus_are_subchannels_present(device->channel))
-		return;
-
-	stor_device->open_sub_channel = false;
 	/*
 	 * Request the host to create sub-channels.
 	 */
@@ -710,23 +704,29 @@ static void  handle_multichannel_storage(struct hv_device *device, int max_chns)
 			       VM_PKT_DATA_INBAND,
 			       VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED);
 
-	if (ret != 0)
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to create sub-channel: err=%d\n", ret);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&request->wait_event, 10*HZ);
-	if (t == 0)
+	if (t == 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to create sub-channel: timed out\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (vstor_packet->operation != VSTOR_OPERATION_COMPLETE_IO ||
-	    vstor_packet->status != 0)
+	    vstor_packet->status != 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to create sub-channel: op=%d, sts=%d\n",
+			vstor_packet->operation, vstor_packet->status);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Now that we created the sub-channels, invoke the check; this
-	 * may trigger the callback.
+	 * We need to do nothing here, because vmbus_process_offer()
+	 * invokes channel->sc_creation_callback, which will open and use
+	 * the sub-channel(s).
 	 */
-	stor_device->open_sub_channel = true;
-	vmbus_are_subchannels_present(device->channel);
 }
 
 static void cache_wwn(struct storvsc_device *stor_device,
@@ -1794,7 +1794,6 @@ static int storvsc_probe(struct hv_device *device,
 	}
 
 	stor_device->destroy = false;
-	stor_device->open_sub_channel = false;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&stor_device->waiting_to_drain);
 	stor_device->device = device;
 	stor_device->host = host;