diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index cca772624ae701ea8278ce770c10c8617e710c5e..8d0d302844a1d5a5c3a9df8530e1be0974f5c4d6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ struct scsi_device *__scsi_add_device(struct Scsi_Host *shost, uint channel,
 	if (!starget)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	get_device(&starget->dev);
 	down(&shost->scan_mutex);
 	res = scsi_probe_and_add_lun(starget, lun, NULL, &sdev, 1, hostdata);
 	if (res != SCSI_SCAN_LUN_PRESENT)