diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
index e39361a..3fbc10e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
@@ -1618,9 +1618,9 @@
 		if (channel == 'B')
 			target_offset += 8;
 		starget = ahc->platform_data->starget[target_offset];
-		targ = scsi_transport_target_data(starget);
-		if (targ == NULL)
+		if (starget == NULL)
 			break;
+		targ = scsi_transport_target_data(starget);
 
 		target_ppr_options =
 			(spi_dt(starget) ? MSG_EXT_PPR_DT_REQ : 0)