diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index ee6de17..d05f778 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 extern void scsi_sysfs_device_initialize(struct scsi_device *);
 extern int scsi_sysfs_target_initialize(struct scsi_device *);
 extern struct scsi_transport_template blank_transport_template;
+extern void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *);
 
 extern struct bus_type scsi_bus_type;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index dae59d1..b8052d5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
 			error = attr_add(&sdev->sdev_gendev,
 					sdev->host->hostt->sdev_attrs[i]);
 			if (error) {
-				scsi_remove_device(sdev);
+				__scsi_remove_device(sdev);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
 							scsi_sysfs_sdev_attrs[i]);
 			error = device_create_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev, attr);
 			if (error) {
-				scsi_remove_device(sdev);
+				__scsi_remove_device(sdev);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -687,17 +687,10 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-/**
- * scsi_remove_device - unregister a device from the scsi bus
- * @sdev:	scsi_device to unregister
- **/
-void scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
-
-	down(&shost->scan_mutex);
 	if (scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_CANCEL) != 0)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	class_device_unregister(&sdev->sdev_classdev);
 	device_del(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
@@ -706,8 +699,17 @@
 		sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy(sdev);
 	transport_unregister_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
-out:
-	up(&shost->scan_mutex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * scsi_remove_device - unregister a device from the scsi bus
+ * @sdev:	scsi_device to unregister
+ **/
+void scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	down(&sdev->host->scan_mutex);
+	__scsi_remove_device(sdev);
+	up(&sdev->host->scan_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_remove_device);