diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index fc3cd2656059..d015374f8ea9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1120,11 +1120,12 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	}
 
 	error = scsi_dh_add_device(sdev);
-	if (error) {
+	if (error)
+		/*
+		 * device_handler is optional, so any error can be ignored
+		 */
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				"failed to add device handler: %d\n", error);
-		return error;
-	}
 
 	device_enable_async_suspend(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_dev);