diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
index fb3dc99..7ae22a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 	wait_for_completion(&completion);
 	if (dev->dev_type == SAS_END_DEV)
 		msleep(50);
-	pm8001_ha->flags |= PM8001F_RUN_TIME ;
+	pm8001_ha->flags = PM8001F_RUN_TIME;
 	return 0;
 found_out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);