diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c
index 787933d..613231c 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptspi.c
@@ -1419,6 +1419,11 @@
 		goto out_mptspi_probe;
         }
 
+	/* VMWare emulation doesn't properly implement WRITE_SAME
+	 */
+	if (pdev->subsystem_vendor == 0x15AD)
+		sh->no_write_same = 1;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->FreeQlock, flags);
 
 	/* Attach the SCSI Host to the IOC structure