diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 6c8ad36..e0a78f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(dev->parent);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	BUG_ON(starget->state == STARGET_DEL);
 	starget->state = STARGET_DEL;
 	transport_destroy_device(dev);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index b365441..f7da8a9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1374,11 +1374,13 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(starget, &shost->__targets, siblings) {
 		if (starget->state == STARGET_DEL ||
+		    starget->state == STARGET_REMOVE ||
 		    starget == last_target)
 			continue;
 		if (starget->dev.parent == dev || &starget->dev == dev) {
 			kref_get(&starget->reap_ref);
 			last_target = starget;
+			starget->state = STARGET_REMOVE;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 			__scsi_remove_target(starget);
 			scsi_target_reap(starget);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 1d4a329..7d85de8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
 enum scsi_target_state {
 	STARGET_CREATED = 1,
 	STARGET_RUNNING,
+	STARGET_REMOVE,
 	STARGET_DEL,
 };