diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index e1644b2..fcd7455 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -322,6 +322,21 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void scsi_target_destroy(struct scsi_target *starget)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &starget->dev;
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(dev->parent);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	transport_destroy_device(dev);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	if (shost->hostt->target_destroy)
+		shost->hostt->target_destroy(starget);
+	list_del_init(&starget->siblings);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
+	put_device(dev);
+}
+
 static void scsi_target_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct device *parent = dev->parent;
@@ -406,7 +421,7 @@
 	starget->channel = channel;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&starget->siblings);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&starget->devices);
-	starget->state = STARGET_RUNNING;
+	starget->state = STARGET_CREATED;
 	starget->scsi_level = SCSI_2;
  retry:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
@@ -419,18 +434,6 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	/* allocate and add */
 	transport_setup_device(dev);
-	error = device_add(dev);
-	if (error) {
-		dev_err(dev, "target device_add failed, error %d\n", error);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
-		list_del_init(&starget->siblings);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
-		transport_destroy_device(dev);
-		put_device(parent);
-		kfree(starget);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	transport_add_device(dev);
 	if (shost->hostt->target_alloc) {
 		error = shost->hostt->target_alloc(starget);
 
@@ -438,9 +441,7 @@
 			dev_printk(KERN_ERR, dev, "target allocation failed, error %d\n", error);
 			/* don't want scsi_target_reap to do the final
 			 * put because it will be under the host lock */
-			get_device(dev);
-			scsi_target_reap(starget);
-			put_device(dev);
+			scsi_target_destroy(starget);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -467,18 +468,10 @@
 {
 	struct scsi_target *starget =
 		container_of(work, struct scsi_target, ew.work);
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(starget->dev.parent);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	transport_remove_device(&starget->dev);
 	device_del(&starget->dev);
-	transport_destroy_device(&starget->dev);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
-	if (shost->hostt->target_destroy)
-		shost->hostt->target_destroy(starget);
-	list_del_init(&starget->siblings);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
-	put_device(&starget->dev);
+	scsi_target_destroy(starget);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -493,21 +486,25 @@
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(starget->dev.parent);
 	unsigned long flags;
+	enum scsi_target_state state;
+	int empty;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
-
-	if (--starget->reap_ref == 0 && list_empty(&starget->devices)) {
-		BUG_ON(starget->state == STARGET_DEL);
-		starget->state = STARGET_DEL;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
-		execute_in_process_context(scsi_target_reap_usercontext,
-					   &starget->ew);
-		return;
-
-	}
+	state = starget->state;
+	empty = --starget->reap_ref == 0 &&
+		list_empty(&starget->devices) ? 1 : 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
-	return;
+	if (!empty)
+		return;
+
+	BUG_ON(state == STARGET_DEL);
+	starget->state = STARGET_DEL;
+	if (state == STARGET_CREATED)
+		scsi_target_destroy(starget);
+	else
+		execute_in_process_context(scsi_target_reap_usercontext,
+					   &starget->ew);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1056,8 +1053,9 @@
 					scsi_inq_str(vend, result, 8, 16),
 					scsi_inq_str(mod, result, 16, 32));
 			});
+
 		}
-		
+
 		res = SCSI_SCAN_TARGET_PRESENT;
 		goto out_free_result;
 	}
@@ -1497,7 +1495,6 @@
 	if (scsi_host_scan_allowed(shost))
 		scsi_probe_and_add_lun(starget, lun, NULL, &sdev, 1, hostdata);
 	mutex_unlock(&shost->scan_mutex);
-	transport_configure_device(&starget->dev);
 	scsi_target_reap(starget);
 	put_device(&starget->dev);
 
@@ -1578,7 +1575,6 @@
  out_reap:
 	/* now determine if the target has any children at all
 	 * and if not, nuke it */
-	transport_configure_device(&starget->dev);
 	scsi_target_reap(starget);
 
 	put_device(&starget->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 84e2a8a..198aa45 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -809,6 +809,27 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
+static int scsi_target_add(struct scsi_target *starget)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	if (starget->state != STARGET_CREATED)
+		return 0;
+
+	error = device_add(&starget->dev);
+	if (error) {
+		dev_err(&starget->dev, "target device_add failed, error %d\n", error);
+		get_device(&starget->dev);
+		scsi_target_reap(starget);
+		put_device(&starget->dev);
+		return error;
+	}
+	transport_add_device(&starget->dev);
+	starget->state = STARGET_RUNNING;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct device_attribute sdev_attr_queue_type_rw =
 	__ATTR(queue_type, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_queue_type_field,
 	       sdev_store_queue_type_rw);
@@ -824,10 +845,16 @@
 {
 	int error, i;
 	struct request_queue *rq = sdev->request_queue;
+	struct scsi_target *starget = sdev->sdev_target;
 
 	if ((error = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING)) != 0)
 		return error;
 
+	error = scsi_target_add(starget);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	transport_configure_device(&starget->dev);
 	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 	if (error) {
 		put_device(sdev->sdev_gendev.parent);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index b8b19e2..f6a9fe0 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@
 	sdev_printk(prefix, (scmd)->device, fmt, ##a)
 
 enum scsi_target_state {
-	STARGET_RUNNING = 1,
+	STARGET_CREATED = 1,
+	STARGET_RUNNING,
 	STARGET_DEL,
 };