ch_do_scsi(scsi_changer *ch, unsigned char *cmd, int cmd_len,
           void *buffer, unsigned int buflength, enum req_op op)
 {
-       int errno, retries = 0, timeout, result;
+       int errno = 0, timeout, result;
        struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
+       struct scsi_failure failure_defs[] = {
+               {
+                       .sense = UNIT_ATTENTION,
+                       .asc = SCMD_FAILURE_ASC_ANY,
+                       .ascq = SCMD_FAILURE_ASCQ_ANY,
+                       .allowed = 3,
+                       .result = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION,
+               },
+               {}
+       };
+       struct scsi_failures failures = {
+               .failure_definitions = failure_defs,
+       };
        const struct scsi_exec_args exec_args = {
                .sshdr = &sshdr,
+               .failures = &failures,
        };
 
        timeout = (cmd[0] == INITIALIZE_ELEMENT_STATUS)
                ? timeout_init : timeout_move;
 
- retry:
-       errno = 0;
        result = scsi_execute_cmd(ch->device, cmd, op, buffer, buflength,
                                  timeout * HZ, MAX_RETRIES, &exec_args);
        if (result < 0)
                if (debug)
                        scsi_print_sense_hdr(ch->device, ch->name, &sshdr);
                errno = ch_find_errno(&sshdr);
-
-               switch(sshdr.sense_key) {
-               case UNIT_ATTENTION:
-                       if (retries++ < 3)
-                               goto retry;
-                       break;
-               }
        }
        return errno;
 }