diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 24619c3bebd521..6ad834d61d4c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -545,8 +545,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_device_get);
  */
 void scsi_device_put(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	module_put(sdev->host->hostt->module);
+	struct module *mod = sdev->host->hostt->module;
+
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
+	module_put(mod);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_device_put);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 8173b67ec7b0fc..1378bb1a7371c1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -450,9 +450,12 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct scsi_vpd *vpd_pg80 = NULL, *vpd_pg83 = NULL;
 	struct scsi_vpd *vpd_pg0 = NULL, *vpd_pg89 = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct module *mod;
 
 	sdev = container_of(work, struct scsi_device, ew.work);
 
+	mod = sdev->host->hostt->module;
+
 	scsi_dh_release_device(sdev);
 
 	parent = sdev->sdev_gendev.parent;
@@ -501,11 +504,17 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (parent)
 		put_device(parent);
+	module_put(mod);
 }
 
 static void scsi_device_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = to_scsi_device(dev);
+
+	/* Set module pointer as NULL in case of module unloading */
+	if (!try_module_get(sdp->host->hostt->module))
+		sdp->host->hostt->module = NULL;
+
 	execute_in_process_context(scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext,
 				   &sdp->ew);
 }