diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index dfdd1e4..b752a47 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -852,6 +852,10 @@
 	dma_addr_t dma_handle;
 	int error;
 
+	/* FIXME: only have link errors on local phys */
+	if (!scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	hdr.PageVersion = MPI_SASPHY1_PAGEVERSION;
 	hdr.ExtPageLength = 0;
 	hdr.PageNumber = 1 /* page number 1*/;
@@ -924,6 +928,10 @@
 	unsigned long timeleft;
 	int error = -ERESTARTSYS;
 
+	/* FIXME: fusion doesn't allow non-local phy reset */
+	if (!scsi_is_sas_phy_local(phy))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* not implemented for expanders */
 	if (phy->identify.target_port_protocols & SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP)
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -1570,9 +1578,6 @@
 
 	if (!phy_info->phy) {
 
-		if (local)
-			phy->local_attached = 1;
-
 		error = sas_phy_add(phy);
 		if (error) {
 			sas_phy_free(phy);