diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index 8391a88cf90f..9d97543449e6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct uas_dev_info {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd[MAX_CMNDS];
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct work_struct work;
+	struct work_struct scan_work;      /* for async scanning */
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -115,6 +116,17 @@ out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devinfo->lock, flags);
 }
 
+static void uas_scan_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct uas_dev_info *devinfo =
+		container_of(work, struct uas_dev_info, scan_work);
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = usb_get_intfdata(devinfo->intf);
+
+	dev_dbg(&devinfo->intf->dev, "starting scan\n");
+	scsi_scan_host(shost);
+	dev_dbg(&devinfo->intf->dev, "scan complete\n");
+}
+
 static void uas_add_work(struct uas_cmd_info *cmdinfo)
 {
 	struct scsi_pointer *scp = (void *)cmdinfo;
@@ -989,6 +1001,7 @@ static int uas_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	init_usb_anchor(&devinfo->data_urbs);
 	spin_lock_init(&devinfo->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&devinfo->work, uas_do_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&devinfo->scan_work, uas_scan_work);
 
 	result = uas_configure_endpoints(devinfo);
 	if (result)
@@ -1005,7 +1018,9 @@ static int uas_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	if (result)
 		goto free_streams;
 
-	scsi_scan_host(shost);
+	/* Submit the delayed_work for SCSI-device scanning */
+	schedule_work(&devinfo->scan_work);
+
 	return result;
 
 free_streams:
@@ -1173,6 +1188,12 @@ static void uas_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&devinfo->data_urbs);
 	uas_zap_pending(devinfo, DID_NO_CONNECT);
 
+	/*
+	 * Prevent SCSI scanning (if it hasn't started yet)
+	 * or wait for the SCSI-scanning routine to stop.
+	 */
+	cancel_work_sync(&devinfo->scan_work);
+
 	scsi_remove_host(shost);
 	uas_free_streams(devinfo);
 	scsi_host_put(shost);