diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 3b1ea34..eaa808e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,9 @@
 {
 	int i, result;
 
+	if (sdev->skip_vpd_pages)
+		goto fail;
+
 	/* Ask for all the pages supported by this device */
 	result = scsi_vpd_inquiry(sdev, buf, 0, buf_len);
 	if (result)