diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index daed37d..577bbf3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -280,15 +280,6 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 	list_del(&sdev->starved_entry);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);
 
-	if (sdev->request_queue) {
-		sdev->request_queue->queuedata = NULL;
-		/* user context needed to free queue */
-		scsi_free_queue(sdev->request_queue);
-		/* temporary expedient, try to catch use of queue lock
-		 * after free of sdev */
-		sdev->request_queue = NULL;
-	}
-
 	scsi_target_reap(scsi_target(sdev));
 
 	kfree(sdev->inquiry);
@@ -799,6 +790,16 @@ void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy)
 		sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy(sdev);
 	transport_destroy_device(dev);
+
+	if (sdev->request_queue) {
+		sdev->request_queue->queuedata = NULL;
+		/* user context needed to free queue */
+		scsi_free_queue(sdev->request_queue);
+		/* temporary expedient, try to catch use of queue lock
+		 * after free of sdev */
+		sdev->request_queue = NULL;
+	}
+
 	put_device(dev);
 }