diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index e44ff64..e639125 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -322,14 +322,8 @@
 		kfree(evt);
 	}
 
-	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 */
-		sdev->request_queue = NULL;
-	}
+	/* NULL queue means the device can't be used */
+	sdev->request_queue = NULL;
 
 	scsi_target_reap(scsi_target(sdev));
 
@@ -937,6 +931,12 @@
 	if (sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy)
 		sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy(sdev);
 	transport_destroy_device(dev);
+
+	/* cause the request function to reject all I/O requests */
+	sdev->request_queue->queuedata = NULL;
+
+	/* Freeing the queue signals to block that we're done */
+	scsi_free_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 	put_device(dev);
 }