diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
index 0a2168e69bbc..cb78388de3fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
@@ -232,10 +232,14 @@ int scsi_dh_add_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-void scsi_dh_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+void scsi_dh_release_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	if (sdev->handler)
 		scsi_dh_handler_detach(sdev);
+}
+
+void scsi_dh_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
 	device_remove_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev, &scsi_dh_state_attr);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index 644bb7339b55..4d01cdb1b348 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -173,9 +173,11 @@ extern struct async_domain scsi_sd_probe_domain;
 /* scsi_dh.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_DH
 int scsi_dh_add_device(struct scsi_device *sdev);
+void scsi_dh_release_device(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 void scsi_dh_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 #else
 static inline int scsi_dh_add_device(struct scsi_device *sdev) { return 0; }
+static inline void scsi_dh_release_device(struct scsi_device *sdev) { }
 static inline void scsi_dh_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev) { }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index b333389f248f..dff8fafb741c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	sdev = container_of(work, struct scsi_device, ew.work);
 
+	scsi_dh_release_device(sdev);
+
 	parent = sdev->sdev_gendev.parent;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(sdev->host->host_lock, flags);