diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 189dfeb37820..a6618c096d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -774,13 +774,18 @@ static void scsi_io_completion_action(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, int result)
 				case 0x1a: /* start stop unit in progress */
 				case 0x1b: /* sanitize in progress */
 				case 0x1d: /* configuration in progress */
-				case 0x24: /* depopulation in progress */
-				case 0x25: /* depopulation restore in progress */
 					action = ACTION_DELAYED_RETRY;
 					break;
 				case 0x0a: /* ALUA state transition */
 					action = ACTION_DELAYED_REPREP;
 					break;
+				/*
+				 * Depopulation might take many hours,
+				 * thus it is not worthwhile to retry.
+				 */
+				case 0x24: /* depopulation in progress */
+				case 0x25: /* depopulation restore in progress */
+					fallthrough;
 				default:
 					action = ACTION_FAIL;
 					break;