unsigned int tpg_desc_tbl_off;
        unsigned char orig_transition_tmo;
        unsigned long flags;
+       bool transitioning_sense = false;
 
        if (!pg->expiry) {
                unsigned long transition_tmo = ALUA_FAILOVER_TIMEOUT * HZ;
                        goto retry;
                }
                /*
-                * Retry on ALUA state transition or if any
-                * UNIT ATTENTION occurred.
+                * If the array returns with 'ALUA state transition'
+                * sense code here it cannot return RTPG data during
+                * transition. So set the state to 'transitioning' directly.
                 */
                if (sense_hdr.sense_key == NOT_READY &&
-                   sense_hdr.asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr.ascq == 0x0a)
-                       err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
-               else if (sense_hdr.sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION)
+                   sense_hdr.asc == 0x04 && sense_hdr.ascq == 0x0a) {
+                       transitioning_sense = true;
+                       goto skip_rtpg;
+               }
+               /*
+                * Retry on any other UNIT ATTENTION occurred.
+                */
+               if (sense_hdr.sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION)
                        err = SCSI_DH_RETRY;
                if (err == SCSI_DH_RETRY &&
                    pg->expiry != 0 && time_before(jiffies, pg->expiry)) {
                off = 8 + (desc[7] * 4);
        }
 
+ skip_rtpg:
        spin_lock_irqsave(&pg->lock, flags);
+       if (transitioning_sense)
+               pg->state = SCSI_ACCESS_STATE_TRANSITIONING;
+
        sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
                    "%s: port group %02x state %c %s supports %c%c%c%c%c%c%c\n",
                    ALUA_DH_NAME, pg->group_id, print_alua_state(pg->state),