diff --git a/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c b/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
index 36f59a1be7e9..61389bdc7926 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
@@ -654,10 +654,17 @@ static int scsifront_dev_reset_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 static int scsifront_sdev_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	struct vscsifrnt_info *info = shost_priv(sdev->host);
+	int err;
 
-	if (info && current == info->curr)
-		xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
+	if (info && current == info->curr) {
+		err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
 			      info->dev_state_path, "%d", XenbusStateConnected);
+		if (err) {
+			xenbus_dev_error(info->dev, err,
+				"%s: writing dev_state_path", __func__);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -665,10 +672,15 @@ static int scsifront_sdev_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 static void scsifront_sdev_destroy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	struct vscsifrnt_info *info = shost_priv(sdev->host);
+	int err;
 
-	if (info && current == info->curr)
-		xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
+	if (info && current == info->curr) {
+		err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename,
 			      info->dev_state_path, "%d", XenbusStateClosed);
+		if (err)
+			xenbus_dev_error(info->dev, err,
+				"%s: writing dev_state_path", __func__);
+	}
 }
 
 static struct scsi_host_template scsifront_sht = {
@@ -1003,9 +1015,12 @@ static void scsifront_do_lun_hotplug(struct vscsifrnt_info *info, int op)
 
 			if (scsi_add_device(info->host, chn, tgt, lun)) {
 				dev_err(&dev->dev, "scsi_add_device\n");
-				xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
+				err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
 					      info->dev_state_path,
 					      "%d", XenbusStateClosed);
+				if (err)
+					xenbus_dev_error(dev, err,
+						"%s: writing dev_state_path", __func__);
 			}
 			break;
 		case VSCSIFRONT_OP_DEL_LUN:
@@ -1019,10 +1034,14 @@ static void scsifront_do_lun_hotplug(struct vscsifrnt_info *info, int op)
 			}
 			break;
 		case VSCSIFRONT_OP_READD_LUN:
-			if (device_state == XenbusStateConnected)
-				xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
+			if (device_state == XenbusStateConnected) {
+				err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
 					      info->dev_state_path,
 					      "%d", XenbusStateConnected);
+				if (err)
+					xenbus_dev_error(dev, err,
+						"%s: writing dev_state_path", __func__);
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;