diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
index 753c09363cbb..3e1dac4b820f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@ static void pm8001_dev_gone_notify(struct domain_device *dev)
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha;
 	struct pm8001_device *pm8001_dev = dev->lldd_dev;
+	struct domain_device *parent_dev = dev->parent;
 
 	pm8001_ha = pm8001_find_ha_by_dev(dev);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
@@ -765,7 +766,13 @@ static void pm8001_dev_gone_notify(struct domain_device *dev)
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&pm8001_ha->lock, flags);
 		}
 		PM8001_CHIP_DISP->dereg_dev_req(pm8001_ha, device_id);
-		pm8001_ha->phy[pm8001_dev->attached_phy].phy_attached = 0;
+
+		/*
+		 * The phy array only contains local phys. Thus, we cannot clear
+		 * phy_attached for a device behind an expander.
+		 */
+		if (!(parent_dev && dev_is_expander(parent_dev->dev_type)))
+			pm8001_ha->phy[pm8001_dev->attached_phy].phy_attached = 0;
 		pm8001_free_dev(pm8001_dev);
 	} else {
 		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, DISC, "Found dev has gone.\n");