diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 1ac38e73df7e..9ad41168d26d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ sdev_store_queue_depth(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	depth = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 0);
 
-	if (depth < 1 || depth > sht->can_queue)
+	if (depth < 1 || depth > sdev->host->can_queue)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	retval = sht->change_queue_depth(sdev, depth);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 3f25b8fa921d..871f3553987d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -1329,9 +1329,9 @@ static int st_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	spin_lock(&st_use_lock);
 	STp->in_use = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&st_use_lock);
-	scsi_tape_put(STp);
 	if (resumed)
 		scsi_autopm_put_device(STp->device);
+	scsi_tape_put(STp);
 	return retval;
 
 }