diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c b/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c
index e8ae21b..ff32390 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@
 		int temp_result;
 		struct scsi_eh_save ses;
 		int sense_size = US_SENSE_SIZE;
+		struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
+		const u8 *scdd;
+		u8 fm_ili;
 
 		/* device supports and needs bigger sense buffer */
 		if (us->fflags & US_FL_SANE_SENSE)
@@ -774,32 +777,30 @@
 			srb->sense_buffer[7] = (US_SENSE_SIZE - 8);
 		}
 
+		scsi_normalize_sense(srb->sense_buffer, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE,
+				     &sshdr);
+
 		US_DEBUGP("-- Result from auto-sense is %d\n", temp_result);
 		US_DEBUGP("-- code: 0x%x, key: 0x%x, ASC: 0x%x, ASCQ: 0x%x\n",
-			  srb->sense_buffer[0],
-			  srb->sense_buffer[2] & 0xf,
-			  srb->sense_buffer[12], 
-			  srb->sense_buffer[13]);
+			  sshdr.response_code, sshdr.sense_key,
+			  sshdr.asc, sshdr.ascq);
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG
-		usb_stor_show_sense(
-			  srb->sense_buffer[2] & 0xf,
-			  srb->sense_buffer[12], 
-			  srb->sense_buffer[13]);
+		usb_stor_show_sense(sshdr.sense_key, sshdr.asc, sshdr.ascq);
 #endif
 
 		/* set the result so the higher layers expect this data */
 		srb->result = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
 
+		scdd = scsi_sense_desc_find(srb->sense_buffer,
+					    SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, 4);
+		fm_ili = (scdd ? scdd[3] : srb->sense_buffer[2]) & 0xA0;
+
 		/* We often get empty sense data.  This could indicate that
 		 * everything worked or that there was an unspecified
 		 * problem.  We have to decide which.
 		 */
-		if (	/* Filemark 0, ignore EOM, ILI 0, no sense */
-				(srb->sense_buffer[2] & 0xaf) == 0 &&
-			/* No ASC or ASCQ */
-				srb->sense_buffer[12] == 0 &&
-				srb->sense_buffer[13] == 0) {
-
+		if (sshdr.sense_key == 0 && sshdr.asc == 0 && sshdr.ascq == 0 &&
+		    fm_ili == 0) {
 			/* If things are really okay, then let's show that.
 			 * Zero out the sense buffer so the higher layers
 			 * won't realize we did an unsolicited auto-sense.
@@ -814,7 +815,10 @@
 			 */
 			} else {
 				srb->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
-				srb->sense_buffer[2] = HARDWARE_ERROR;
+				if ((sshdr.response_code & 0x72) == 0x72)
+					srb->sense_buffer[1] = HARDWARE_ERROR;
+				else
+					srb->sense_buffer[2] = HARDWARE_ERROR;
 			}
 		}
 	}