1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index fde54537d715..5c7eb63a19d1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -864,10 +864,6 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
                 goto clean_device;
         }
 
-        /* take a reference for the sdev_dev; this is
-         * released by the sdev_class .release */
-        get_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
-
         /* create queue files, which may be writable, depending on the host */
         if (sdev->host->hostt->change_queue_depth)
                 error = device_create_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev, &sdev_attr_queue_depth_rw);
@@ -917,6 +913,7 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
         device_del(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
         transport_destroy_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
+        put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);
         put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 
         return error;
@@ -1065,7 +1062,7 @@ void scsi_sysfs_device_initialize(struct scsi_device *sdev)
                      sdev->host->host_no, sdev->channel, sdev->id, sdev->lun);
 
         device_initialize(&sdev->sdev_dev);
-        sdev->sdev_dev.parent = &sdev->sdev_gendev;
+        sdev->sdev_dev.parent = get_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
         sdev->sdev_dev.class = &sdev_class;
         dev_set_name(&sdev->sdev_dev, "%d:%d:%d:%d",
                      sdev->host->host_no, sdev->channel, sdev->id, sdev->lun);