diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 3c4403210a1a..3832ba57151b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -385,11 +385,12 @@ static void scsi_target_reap_ref_release(struct kref *kref)
 		= container_of(kref, struct scsi_target, reap_ref);
 
 	/*
-	 * if we get here and the target is still in the CREATED state that
+	 * if we get here and the target is still in a CREATED state that
 	 * means it was allocated but never made visible (because a scan
 	 * turned up no LUNs), so don't call device_del() on it.
 	 */
-	if (starget->state != STARGET_CREATED) {
+	if ((starget->state != STARGET_CREATED) &&
+	    (starget->state != STARGET_CREATED_REMOVE)) {
 		transport_remove_device(&starget->dev);
 		device_del(&starget->dev);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index ce470f62a8ae..d6984df71f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1394,11 +1394,15 @@ restart:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(starget, &shost->__targets, siblings) {
 		if (starget->state == STARGET_DEL ||
-		    starget->state == STARGET_REMOVE)
+		    starget->state == STARGET_REMOVE ||
+		    starget->state == STARGET_CREATED_REMOVE)
 			continue;
 		if (starget->dev.parent == dev || &starget->dev == dev) {
 			kref_get(&starget->reap_ref);
-			starget->state = STARGET_REMOVE;
+			if (starget->state == STARGET_CREATED)
+				starget->state = STARGET_CREATED_REMOVE;
+			else
+				starget->state = STARGET_REMOVE;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 			__scsi_remove_target(starget);
 			scsi_target_reap(starget);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index d3fb98f72a03..b41ee9d8a042 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ enum scsi_target_state {
 	STARGET_CREATED = 1,
 	STARGET_RUNNING,
 	STARGET_REMOVE,
+	STARGET_CREATED_REMOVE,
 	STARGET_DEL,
 };