diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index a77b32d..902a5de 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 }
 
-static void scsi_device_dev_release(struct device *dev)
+static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(void *data)
 {
+	struct device *dev = data;
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	struct device *parent;
 	struct scsi_target *starget;
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@
 
 	if (sdev->request_queue) {
 		sdev->request_queue->queuedata = NULL;
+		/* user context needed to free queue */
 		scsi_free_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 		/* temporary expedient, try to catch use of queue lock
 		 * after free of sdev */
@@ -252,6 +254,11 @@
 		put_device(parent);
 }
 
+static void scsi_device_dev_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	scsi_execute_in_process_context(scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext,	dev);
+}
+
 static struct class sdev_class = {
 	.name		= "scsi_device",
 	.release	= scsi_device_cls_release,