diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 48ec9c35daa4..a64d0c6f1c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -254,12 +254,11 @@ int scsi_add_host_with_dma(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev,
 
 	device_enable_async_suspend(&shost->shost_dev);
 
+	get_device(&shost->shost_gendev);
 	error = device_add(&shost->shost_dev);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_del_gendev;
 
-	get_device(&shost->shost_gendev);
-
 	if (shost->transportt->host_size) {
 		shost->shost_data = kzalloc(shost->transportt->host_size,
 					 GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -297,6 +296,11 @@ int scsi_add_host_with_dma(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev,
  out_del_dev:
 	device_del(&shost->shost_dev);
  out_del_gendev:
+	/*
+	 * Host state is SHOST_RUNNING so we have to explicitly release
+	 * ->shost_dev.
+	 */
+	put_device(&shost->shost_dev);
 	device_del(&shost->shost_gendev);
  out_disable_runtime_pm:
 	device_disable_async_suspend(&shost->shost_gendev);