diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
index e9ccfb97773f..7cf871323b2c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ snic_tgt_create(struct snic *snic, struct snic_tgt_id *tgtid)
 			      ret);
 
 		put_device(&snic->shost->shost_gendev);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(snic->shost->host_lock, flags);
+		list_del(&tgt->list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(snic->shost->host_lock, flags);
 		kfree(tgt);
 		tgt = NULL;