diff --git a/hw/scsi-disk.c b/hw/scsi-disk.c
index f8d7ef3374..658e315660 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-disk.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-disk.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ static int32_t scsi_disk_emulate_command(SCSIRequest *req, uint8_t *buf)
         bdrv_get_geometry(s->qdev.conf.bs, &nb_sectors);
         if (!nb_sectors) {
             scsi_check_condition(r, SENSE_CODE(LUN_NOT_READY));
-            return -1;
+            return 0;
         }
         if ((req->cmd.buf[8] & 1) == 0 && req->cmd.lba) {
             goto illegal_request;
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ static int32_t scsi_disk_emulate_command(SCSIRequest *req, uint8_t *buf)
             bdrv_get_geometry(s->qdev.conf.bs, &nb_sectors);
             if (!nb_sectors) {
                 scsi_check_condition(r, SENSE_CODE(LUN_NOT_READY));
-                return -1;
+                return 0;
             }
             if ((req->cmd.buf[14] & 1) == 0 && req->cmd.lba) {
                 goto illegal_request;