diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c
index 030ba49f33ff..91fa66c3ec98 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c
@@ -8528,18 +8528,15 @@ struct Scsi_Host * __init ncr_attach(struct scsi_host_template *tpnt,
 }
 
 
-int ncr53c8xx_release(struct Scsi_Host *host)
+void ncr53c8xx_release(struct Scsi_Host *host)
 {
-	struct host_data *host_data;
+	struct host_data *host_data = shost_priv(host);
 #ifdef DEBUG_NCR53C8XX
 	printk("ncr53c8xx: release\n");
 #endif
-	if (!host)
-		return 1;
-	host_data = (struct host_data *)host->hostdata;
-	if (host_data && host_data->ncb)
+	if (host_data->ncb)
 		ncr_detach(host_data->ncb);
-	return 1;
+	scsi_host_put(host);
 }
 
 static void ncr53c8xx_set_period(struct scsi_target *starget, int period)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h
index b39357d9af8d..0e008dacf679 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ struct ncr_device {
 };
 
 extern struct Scsi_Host *ncr_attach(struct scsi_host_template *tpnt, int unit, struct ncr_device *device);
-extern int ncr53c8xx_release(struct Scsi_Host *host);
+extern void ncr53c8xx_release(struct Scsi_Host *host);
 irqreturn_t ncr53c8xx_intr(int irq, void *dev_id);
 extern int ncr53c8xx_init(void);
 extern void ncr53c8xx_exit(void);