diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index add699b01836..d899f216245e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@ _scsih_ublock_io_device(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u64 sas_address)
 
 	shost_for_each_device(sdev, ioc->shost) {
 		sas_device_priv_data = sdev->hostdata;
-		if (!sas_device_priv_data)
+		if (!sas_device_priv_data || !sas_device_priv_data->sas_target)
 			continue;
 		if (sas_device_priv_data->sas_target->sas_address
 		    != sas_address)