diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
index c30f7da1937f..4ad9d3f017af 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
@@ -1982,6 +1982,8 @@ static void aac_set_safw_attr_all_targets(struct aac_dev *dev, int rescan)
 
 	lun_count = aac_get_safw_phys_lun_count(dev);
 
+	dev->scan_counter++;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < lun_count; ++i) {
 
 		bus = aac_get_safw_phys_bus(dev, i);
@@ -2007,13 +2009,12 @@ static void aac_set_safw_attr_all_targets(struct aac_dev *dev, int rescan)
 		} else
 			devtype = AAC_DEVTYPE_ARC_RAW;
 
+		dev->hba_map[bus][target].scan_counter = dev->scan_counter;
+
 		aac_set_safw_target_qd(dev, bus, target);
 
 update_devtype:
-		if (rescan == AAC_INIT)
-			dev->hba_map[bus][target].devtype = devtype;
-		else
-			dev->hba_map[bus][target].new_devtype = devtype;
+		dev->hba_map[bus][target].devtype = devtype;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
index b1a6045b1425..17c6cdd52806 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.h
@@ -1340,11 +1340,11 @@ struct fib {
 struct aac_hba_map_info {
 	__le32	rmw_nexus;		/* nexus for native HBA devices */
 	u8		devtype;	/* device type */
-	u8		new_devtype;
 	u8		reset_state;	/* 0 - no reset, 1..x - */
 					/* after xth TM LUN reset */
 	u16		qd_limit;
 	u8		expose;		/*checks if to expose or not*/
+	u32		scan_counter;
 	struct aac_ciss_identify_pd  *safw_identify_resp;
 };
 
@@ -1669,6 +1669,7 @@ struct aac_dev
 	u32			vector_cap;	/* MSI-X vector capab.*/
 	int			msi_enabled;	/* MSI/MSI-X enabled */
 	atomic_t		msix_counter;
+	u32			scan_counter;
 	struct msix_entry	msixentry[AAC_MAX_MSIX];
 	struct aac_msix_ctx	aac_msix[AAC_MAX_MSIX]; /* context */
 	struct aac_hba_map_info	hba_map[AAC_MAX_BUSES][AAC_MAX_TARGETS];
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
index 9625eb0d7a51..ed79159db752 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
@@ -1869,13 +1869,29 @@ int aac_check_health(struct aac_dev * aac)
 	return BlinkLED;
 }
 
+static inline int is_safw_raid_volume(struct aac_dev *aac, int bus, int target)
+{
+	return bus == CONTAINER_CHANNEL && target < aac->maximum_num_containers;
+}
+
+static inline int aac_is_safw_scan_count_equal(struct aac_dev *dev,
+	int bus, int target)
+{
+	return dev->hba_map[bus][target].scan_counter == dev->scan_counter;
+}
+
+static int aac_is_safw_target_valid(struct aac_dev *dev, int bus, int target)
+{
+	if (is_safw_raid_volume(dev, bus, target))
+		return dev->fsa_dev[target].valid;
+	else
+		return aac_is_safw_scan_count_equal(dev, bus, target);
+}
 
 static void aac_resolve_luns(struct aac_dev *dev)
 {
 	int bus, target, channel;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
-	u8 devtype;
-	u8 new_devtype;
 
 	for (bus = 0; bus < AAC_MAX_BUSES; bus++) {
 		for (target = 0; target < AAC_MAX_TARGETS; target++) {
@@ -1885,24 +1901,19 @@ static void aac_resolve_luns(struct aac_dev *dev)
 			else
 				channel = aac_phys_to_logical(bus);
 
-			devtype = dev->hba_map[bus][target].devtype;
-			new_devtype = dev->hba_map[bus][target].new_devtype;
-
 			sdev = scsi_device_lookup(dev->scsi_host_ptr, channel,
 					target, 0);
 
-			if (!sdev && new_devtype)
+			if (!sdev && aac_is_safw_target_valid(dev, bus, target))
 				scsi_add_device(dev->scsi_host_ptr, channel,
 						target, 0);
-			else if (sdev && new_devtype != devtype)
+			else if (sdev && aac_is_safw_target_valid(dev,
+								bus, target))
 				scsi_remove_device(sdev);
-			else if (sdev && new_devtype == devtype)
-				scsi_rescan_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 
 			if (sdev)
 				scsi_device_put(sdev);
 
-			dev->hba_map[bus][target].devtype = new_devtype;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1917,9 +1928,8 @@ static void aac_resolve_luns(struct aac_dev *dev)
  */
 static void aac_handle_sa_aif(struct aac_dev *dev, struct fib *fibptr)
 {
-	int i, bus, target, container, rcode = 0;
+	int i;
 	u32 events = 0;
-	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 
 	if (fibptr->hbacmd_size & SA_AIF_HOTPLUG)
 		events = SA_AIF_HOTPLUG;
@@ -1941,32 +1951,9 @@ static void aac_handle_sa_aif(struct aac_dev *dev, struct fib *fibptr)
 	case SA_AIF_LDEV_CHANGE:
 	case SA_AIF_BPCFG_CHANGE:
 
-		for (bus = 0; bus < AAC_MAX_BUSES; bus++)
-			for (target = 0; target < AAC_MAX_TARGETS; target++)
-				dev->hba_map[bus][target].new_devtype = 0;
-
-		rcode = aac_setup_safw_adapter(dev, AAC_RESCAN);
+		aac_setup_safw_adapter(dev, AAC_RESCAN);
 
 		aac_resolve_luns(dev);
-
-		for (container = 0; container <
-			dev->maximum_num_containers; ++container) {
-			sdev = scsi_device_lookup(dev->scsi_host_ptr,
-					CONTAINER_CHANNEL,
-					container, 0);
-			if (dev->fsa_dev[container].valid && !sdev) {
-				scsi_add_device(dev->scsi_host_ptr,
-					CONTAINER_CHANNEL,
-					container, 0);
-			} else if (!dev->fsa_dev[container].valid &&
-				sdev) {
-				scsi_remove_device(sdev);
-				scsi_device_put(sdev);
-			} else if (sdev) {
-				scsi_rescan_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
-				scsi_device_put(sdev);
-			}
-		}
 		break;
 
 	case SA_AIF_BPSTAT_CHANGE: