1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index e9901b8f8443..0bac91e72370 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -400,10 +400,15 @@ static inline int scsi_host_is_busy(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
         struct scsi_device *sdev = q->queuedata;
-        struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
+        struct Scsi_Host *shost;
         LIST_HEAD(starved_list);
         unsigned long flags;
 
+        /* if the device is dead, sdev will be NULL, so no queue to run */
+        if (!sdev)
+                return;
+
+        shost = sdev->host;
         if (scsi_target(sdev)->single_lun)
                 scsi_single_lun_run(sdev);