--- 392d8db33905cbe31f1e2f96644552d9b692eb27
+++ ad136c2be5016d7bdd09387612c835d4edd10256
@@ -954,10 +954,11 @@ static void __scsi_remove_target(struct
 	list_for_each_entry(sdev, &shost->__devices, siblings) {
 		if (sdev->channel != starget->channel ||
 		    sdev->id != starget->id ||
-		    sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_DEL)
+		    scsi_device_get(sdev))
 			continue;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 		scsi_remove_device(sdev);
+		scsi_device_put(sdev);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 		goto restart;
 	}