diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 7bfbcfa7af40..61cdd99ae41e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ struct scsi_device *__scsi_device_lookup(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(sdev, &shost->__devices, siblings) {
+		if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_DEL)
+			continue;
 		if (sdev->channel == channel && sdev->id == id &&
 				sdev->lun ==lun)
 			return sdev;