diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 0829b55..adc47d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 			goto ex_err;
 		}
 		wait_for_completion(&task->completion);
-		res = -ETASK;
+		res = -ECOMM;
 		if (task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED) {
 			int res2;
 			SAS_DPRINTK("task aborted, flags:0x%x\n",