device_unregister(&sdev->sdev_dev);
                transport_remove_device(dev);
                scsi_dh_remove_device(sdev);
-       }
+               device_del(dev);
+       } else
+               put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 
        /*
         * Stop accepting new requests and wait until all queuecommand() and
        blk_cleanup_queue(sdev->request_queue);
        cancel_work_sync(&sdev->requeue_work);
 
-       /*
-        * Remove the device after blk_cleanup_queue() has been called such
-        * a possible bdi_register() call with the same name occurs after
-        * blk_cleanup_queue() has called bdi_destroy().
-        */
-       if (sdev->is_visible)
-               device_del(dev);
-       else
-               put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);
-
        if (sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy)
                sdev->host->hostt->slave_destroy(sdev);
        transport_destroy_device(dev);