diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 65a123d9c676..54eff6a79fb8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1044,6 +1044,7 @@ static int scsi_init_sgtable(struct request *req, struct scsi_data_buffer *sdb,
  */
 int scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
+	struct scsi_device *sdev = cmd->device;
 	struct request *rq = cmd->request;
 
 	int error = scsi_init_sgtable(rq, &cmd->sdb, gfp_mask);
@@ -1091,7 +1092,7 @@ int scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	scsi_release_buffers(cmd);
 	cmd->request->special = NULL;
 	scsi_put_command(cmd);
-	put_device(&cmd->device->sdev_gendev);
+	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_init_io);