diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 0a38ba01b7b4..82c33a6edbea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -2074,11 +2074,12 @@ sg_get_rq_mark(Sg_fd * sfp, int pack_id)
 		if ((1 == resp->done) && (!resp->sg_io_owned) &&
 		    ((-1 == pack_id) || (resp->header.pack_id == pack_id))) {
 			resp->done = 2;	/* guard against other readers */
-			break;
+			write_unlock_irqrestore(&sfp->rq_list_lock, iflags);
+			return resp;
 		}
 	}
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&sfp->rq_list_lock, iflags);
-	return resp;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /* always adds to end of list */