diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
index c7ac88288bf1..658f16cc2f03 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ static int sas_get_port_device(struct asd_sas_port *port)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&port->phy_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(phy, &port->phy_list, port_phy_el)
-		sas_phy_set_target(phy, dev);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&port->phy_list_lock);
 	rphy->identify.phy_identifier = phy->phy->identify.phy_identifier;
 	memcpy(dev->sas_addr, port->attached_sas_addr, SAS_ADDR_SIZE);
 	sas_fill_in_rphy(dev, rphy);
@@ -164,6 +160,11 @@ static int sas_get_port_device(struct asd_sas_port *port)
 		spin_unlock_irq(&port->dev_list_lock);
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&port->phy_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(phy, &port->phy_list, port_phy_el)
+		sas_phy_set_target(phy, dev);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&port->phy_list_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }