Mpi2SCSITaskManagementRequest_t *mpi_request;
        u16 smid;
        struct _sas_device *sas_device;
-       struct MPT2SAS_TARGET *sas_target_priv_data;
+       struct MPT2SAS_TARGET *sas_target_priv_data = NULL;
+       u64 sas_address = 0;
        unsigned long flags;
        struct _tr_list *delayed_tr;
        u32 ioc_state;
             sas_device->starget->hostdata) {
                sas_target_priv_data = sas_device->starget->hostdata;
                sas_target_priv_data->deleted = 1;
-               dewtprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT
-                   "setting delete flag: handle(0x%04x), "
-                   "sas_addr(0x%016llx)\n", ioc->name, handle,
-                   (unsigned long long) sas_device->sas_address));
+               sas_address = sas_device->sas_address;
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->sas_device_lock, flags);
 
+       if (sas_target_priv_data) {
+               dewtprintk(ioc, printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "setting delete flag: "
+               "handle(0x%04x), sas_addr(0x%016llx)\n", ioc->name, handle,
+                       (unsigned long long)sas_address));
+               _scsih_ublock_io_device(ioc, handle);
+       }
+
        smid = mpt2sas_base_get_smid_hpr(ioc, ioc->tm_tr_cb_idx);
        if (!smid) {
                delayed_tr = kzalloc(sizeof(*delayed_tr), GFP_ATOMIC);