diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 89da43f..29c4c04 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -1815,6 +1815,7 @@
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&async_scan_lock);
 
+	scsi_autopm_put_host(shost);
 	scsi_host_put(shost);
 	kfree(data);
 }
@@ -1841,7 +1842,6 @@
 
 	do_scsi_scan_host(shost);
 	scsi_finish_async_scan(data);
-	scsi_autopm_put_host(shost);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@
 	p = kthread_run(do_scan_async, data, "scsi_scan_%d", shost->host_no);
 	if (IS_ERR(p))
 		do_scan_async(data);
-	/* scsi_autopm_put_host(shost) is called in do_scan_async() */
+	/* scsi_autopm_put_host(shost) is called in scsi_finish_async_scan() */
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_scan_host);