/* Each pass gets up to three chances to ignore Unit Attention */
        for (count = 0; count < 3; ++count) {
+               int resid;
+
                memset(scsi_cmd, 0, 6);
                scsi_cmd[0] = INQUIRY;
                scsi_cmd[4] = (unsigned char) try_inquiry_len;
                result = scsi_execute_req(sdev,  scsi_cmd, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
                                          inq_result, try_inquiry_len, &sshdr,
                                          HZ / 2 + HZ * scsi_inq_timeout, 3,
-                                         NULL);
+                                         &resid);
 
                SCSI_LOG_SCAN_BUS(3, printk(KERN_INFO "scsi scan: INQUIRY %s "
                                "with code 0x%x\n",
                                    (sshdr.ascq == 0))
                                        continue;
                        }
+               } else {
+                       /*
+                        * if nothing was transferred, we try
+                        * again. It's a workaround for some USB
+                        * devices.
+                        */
+                       if (resid == try_inquiry_len)
+                               continue;
                }
                break;
        }