diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index a494a2e..7c4d2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@
 
 	/* If DIF or DIX is enabled, tell HBA how to handle request */
 	if (host_dif || scsi_prot_sg_count(SCpnt))
-		sd_dif_op(SCpnt, sdkp->protection_type, scsi_prot_sg_count(SCpnt));
+		sd_dif_op(SCpnt, host_dif, scsi_prot_sg_count(SCpnt),
+			  sdkp->protection_type);
 
 	/*
 	 * We shouldn't disconnect in the middle of a sector, so with a dumb
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.h b/drivers/scsi/sd.h
index 95b9f06..a92b991 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY)
 
-extern void sd_dif_op(struct scsi_cmnd *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
+extern void sd_dif_op(struct scsi_cmnd *, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern void sd_dif_config_host(struct scsi_disk *);
 extern int sd_dif_prepare(struct request *rq, sector_t, unsigned int);
 extern void sd_dif_complete(struct scsi_cmnd *, unsigned int);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c b/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c
index 943fde7..194c770 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd_dif.c
@@ -311,25 +311,27 @@
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = sdkp->device;
 	struct gendisk *disk = sdkp->disk;
 	u8 type = sdkp->protection_type;
+	int dif, dix;
 
-	/* If this HBA doesn't support DIX, resort to normal I/O or DIF */
-	if (scsi_host_dix_capable(sdp->host, type) == 0) {
+	dif = scsi_host_dif_capable(sdp->host, type);
+	dix = scsi_host_dix_capable(sdp->host, type);
 
-		if (type == SD_DIF_TYPE0_PROTECTION)
-			return;
-
-		if (scsi_host_dif_capable(sdp->host, type) == 0) {
-			sd_printk(KERN_INFO, sdkp, "Type %d protection " \
-				  "unsupported by HBA. Disabling DIF.\n", type);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		sd_printk(KERN_INFO, sdkp, "Enabling DIF Type %d protection\n",
-			  type);
-
-		return;
+	if (!dix && scsi_host_dix_capable(sdp->host, 0)) {
+		dif = 0; dix = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (type) {
+		if (dif)
+			sd_printk(KERN_INFO, sdkp,
+				  "Enabling DIF Type %d protection\n", type);
+		else
+			sd_printk(KERN_INFO, sdkp,
+				  "Disabling DIF Type %d protection\n", type);
+	}
+
+	if (!dix)
+		return;
+
 	/* Enable DMA of protection information */
 	if (scsi_host_get_guard(sdkp->device->host) & SHOST_DIX_GUARD_IP)
 		if (type == SD_DIF_TYPE3_PROTECTION)
@@ -343,10 +345,10 @@
 			blk_integrity_register(disk, &dif_type1_integrity_crc);
 
 	sd_printk(KERN_INFO, sdkp,
-		  "Enabling %s integrity protection\n", disk->integrity->name);
+		  "Enabling DIX %s protection\n", disk->integrity->name);
 
 	/* Signal to block layer that we support sector tagging */
-	if (type && sdkp->ATO) {
+	if (dif && type && sdkp->ATO) {
 		if (type == SD_DIF_TYPE3_PROTECTION)
 			disk->integrity->tag_size = sizeof(u16) + sizeof(u32);
 		else
@@ -360,7 +362,7 @@
 /*
  * DIF DMA operation magic decoder ring.
  */
-void sd_dif_op(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned int dif, unsigned int dix)
+void sd_dif_op(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, unsigned int dif, unsigned int dix, unsigned int type)
 {
 	int csum_convert, prot_op;
 
@@ -405,7 +407,8 @@
 	}
 
 	scsi_set_prot_op(scmd, prot_op);
-	scsi_set_prot_type(scmd, dif);
+	if (dif)
+		scsi_set_prot_type(scmd, type);
 }
 
 /*