diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index ed1dfa917452..04830e8fc62c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static struct scsi_device *scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target *starget,
 		kfree(sdev);
 		goto out;
 	}
-
+	blk_get_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 	sdev->request_queue->queuedata = sdev;
 	scsi_adjust_queue_depth(sdev, 0, sdev->host->cmd_per_lun);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 66d33c38af77..91a93e0ed67a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 		kfree(evt);
 	}
 
+	blk_put_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 	/* NULL queue means the device can't be used */
 	sdev->request_queue = NULL;