diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index b9b09a7..ed83cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@
 	}
 
 	if (sdev->request_queue) {
-		bsg_unregister_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 		sdev->request_queue->queuedata = NULL;
 		/* user context needed to free queue */
 		scsi_free_queue(sdev->request_queue);
@@ -858,6 +857,7 @@
 	if (scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_CANCEL) != 0)
 		return;
 
+	bsg_unregister_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 	class_device_unregister(&sdev->sdev_classdev);
 	transport_remove_device(dev);
 	device_del(dev);