diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 923296653ed797cb3157482ad54c734c928f05d3..dd03dcbd3786eb1f64c90b7b8a5f9510577b7191 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -980,7 +980,8 @@ static void hisi_sas_do_release_task(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, struct sas_task
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 		task->task_state_flags &=
 			~(SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING | SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR);
-		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
+		if (!slot->is_internal && task->task_proto != SAS_PROTOCOL_SMP)
+			task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 	}