struct vmbus_channel *primary_channel;
        struct vmbus_channel_relid_released msg;
 
-       vmbus_device_unregister(channel->device_obj);
+       if (channel->device_obj)
+               vmbus_device_unregister(channel->device_obj);
        memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
        msg.child_relid = channel->offermsg.child_relid;
        msg.header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_RELID_RELEASED;
                spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
                list_del(&channel->listentry);
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
-       } else {
-               primary_channel = channel->primary_channel;
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&primary_channel->sc_lock, flags);
-               list_del(&channel->listentry);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&primary_channel->sc_lock, flags);
        }
        free_channel(channel);
 }