diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 241829e..32e48cc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 struct alua_dh_data {
 	struct list_head	node;
-	struct alua_port_group	*pg;
+	struct alua_port_group __rcu *pg;
 	int			group_id;
 	spinlock_t		pg_lock;
 	struct scsi_device	*sdev;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
 	/* Check for existing port group references */
 	spin_lock(&h->pg_lock);
-	old_pg = h->pg;
+	old_pg = rcu_dereference_protected(h->pg, lockdep_is_held(&h->pg_lock));
 	if (old_pg != pg) {
 		/* port group has changed. Update to new port group */
 		if (h->pg) {
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@
 		list_add_rcu(&h->node, &pg->dh_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pg->lock, flags);
 
-	alua_rtpg_queue(h->pg, sdev, NULL, true);
+	alua_rtpg_queue(rcu_dereference_protected(h->pg,
+						  lockdep_is_held(&h->pg_lock)),
+			sdev, NULL, true);
 	spin_unlock(&h->pg_lock);
 
 	if (old_pg)
@@ -937,7 +939,7 @@
 static int alua_set_params(struct scsi_device *sdev, const char *params)
 {
 	struct alua_dh_data *h = sdev->handler_data;
-	struct alua_port_group __rcu *pg = NULL;
+	struct alua_port_group *pg = NULL;
 	unsigned int optimize = 0, argc;
 	const char *p = params;
 	int result = SCSI_DH_OK;
@@ -984,7 +986,7 @@
 	struct alua_dh_data *h = sdev->handler_data;
 	int err = SCSI_DH_OK;
 	struct alua_queue_data *qdata;
-	struct alua_port_group __rcu *pg;
+	struct alua_port_group *pg;
 
 	qdata = kzalloc(sizeof(*qdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!qdata) {
@@ -1048,7 +1050,7 @@
 static int alua_prep_fn(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct request *req)
 {
 	struct alua_dh_data *h = sdev->handler_data;
-	struct alua_port_group __rcu *pg;
+	struct alua_port_group *pg;
 	unsigned char state = SCSI_ACCESS_STATE_OPTIMAL;
 	int ret = BLKPREP_OK;
 
@@ -1118,7 +1120,7 @@
 	struct alua_port_group *pg;
 
 	spin_lock(&h->pg_lock);
-	pg = h->pg;
+	pg = rcu_dereference_protected(h->pg, lockdep_is_held(&h->pg_lock));
 	rcu_assign_pointer(h->pg, NULL);
 	h->sdev = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&h->pg_lock);