int temp_result;
                struct scsi_eh_save ses;
                int sense_size = US_SENSE_SIZE;
+               struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
+               const u8 *scdd;
+               u8 fm_ili;
 
                /* device supports and needs bigger sense buffer */
                if (us->fflags & US_FL_SANE_SENSE)
                        srb->sense_buffer[7] = (US_SENSE_SIZE - 8);
                }
 
+               scsi_normalize_sense(srb->sense_buffer, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE,
+                                    &sshdr);
+
                US_DEBUGP("-- Result from auto-sense is %d\n", temp_result);
                US_DEBUGP("-- code: 0x%x, key: 0x%x, ASC: 0x%x, ASCQ: 0x%x\n",
-                         srb->sense_buffer[0],
-                         srb->sense_buffer[2] & 0xf,
-                         srb->sense_buffer[12], 
-                         srb->sense_buffer[13]);
+                         sshdr.response_code, sshdr.sense_key,
+                         sshdr.asc, sshdr.ascq);
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG
-               usb_stor_show_sense(
-                         srb->sense_buffer[2] & 0xf,
-                         srb->sense_buffer[12], 
-                         srb->sense_buffer[13]);
+               usb_stor_show_sense(sshdr.sense_key, sshdr.asc, sshdr.ascq);
 #endif
 
                /* set the result so the higher layers expect this data */
                srb->result = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
 
+               scdd = scsi_sense_desc_find(srb->sense_buffer,
+                                           SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, 4);
+               fm_ili = (scdd ? scdd[3] : srb->sense_buffer[2]) & 0xA0;
+
                /* We often get empty sense data.  This could indicate that
                 * everything worked or that there was an unspecified
                 * problem.  We have to decide which.
                 */
-               if (    /* Filemark 0, ignore EOM, ILI 0, no sense */
-                               (srb->sense_buffer[2] & 0xaf) == 0 &&
-                       /* No ASC or ASCQ */
-                               srb->sense_buffer[12] == 0 &&
-                               srb->sense_buffer[13] == 0) {
-
+               if (sshdr.sense_key == 0 && sshdr.asc == 0 && sshdr.ascq == 0 &&
+                   fm_ili == 0) {
                        /* If things are really okay, then let's show that.
                         * Zero out the sense buffer so the higher layers
                         * won't realize we did an unsolicited auto-sense.
                         */
                        } else {
                                srb->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
-                               srb->sense_buffer[2] = HARDWARE_ERROR;
+                               if ((sshdr.response_code & 0x72) == 0x72)
+                                       srb->sense_buffer[1] = HARDWARE_ERROR;
+                               else
+                                       srb->sense_buffer[2] = HARDWARE_ERROR;
                        }
                }
        }