diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index a5a0bde..50536cd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -928,7 +928,9 @@
 
 	sdev->eh_timeout = SCSI_DEFAULT_EH_TIMEOUT;
 
-	if (*bflags & BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES)
+	if (*bflags & BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES)
+		sdev->try_vpd_pages = 1;
+	else if (*bflags & BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES)
 		sdev->skip_vpd_pages = 1;
 
 	transport_configure_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 377a520..4d72831 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2726,6 +2726,11 @@
 
 static int sd_try_extended_inquiry(struct scsi_device *sdp)
 {
+	/* Attempt VPD inquiry if the device blacklist explicitly calls
+	 * for it.
+	 */
+	if (sdp->try_vpd_pages)
+		return 1;
 	/*
 	 * Although VPD inquiries can go to SCSI-2 type devices,
 	 * some USB ones crash on receiving them, and the pages
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index b895784..1a0d184 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
 	unsigned skip_ms_page_8:1;	/* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x08 */
 	unsigned skip_ms_page_3f:1;	/* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x3f */
 	unsigned skip_vpd_pages:1;	/* do not read VPD pages */
+	unsigned try_vpd_pages:1;	/* attempt to read VPD pages */
 	unsigned use_192_bytes_for_3f:1; /* ask for 192 bytes from page 0x3f */
 	unsigned no_start_on_add:1;	/* do not issue start on add */
 	unsigned allow_restart:1; /* issue START_UNIT in error handler */
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
index 8670c04..1fdd6fc5 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@
 #define BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES	0x4000000 /* Ignore SBC-3 VPD pages */
 #define BLIST_SCSI3LUN		0x8000000 /* Scan more than 256 LUNs
 					     for sequential scan */
+#define BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES	0x10000000 /* Attempt to read VPD pages */
 #endif