2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index c4478380140..0547a7f44d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static struct scsi_device *scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target *starget,
 out_device_destroy:
 	scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_DEL);
 	transport_destroy_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
+	put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 out:
 	if (display_failure_msg)
@@ -957,6 +958,7 @@ static inline void scsi_destroy_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy)
 		sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy(sdev);
 	transport_destroy_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
+	put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index fde54537d71..5c7eb63a19d 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);