diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
index e7fab5de16e7da4a8c395109799022e36c7288a3..f06b29193b4e4820965baa1ef84b6b01911993c4 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,8 @@ mptctl_getiocinfo (unsigned long arg, unsigned int data_size)
 	if (ioc->sh) {
 		shost_for_each_device(sdev, ioc->sh) {
 			vdevice = sdev->hostdata;
+			if (vdevice == NULL || vdevice->vtarget == NULL)
+				continue;
 			if (vdevice->vtarget->tflags &
 			    MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_RAID_COMPONENT)
 				continue;
@@ -1450,6 +1452,8 @@ mptctl_gettargetinfo (unsigned long arg)
 			if (!maxWordsLeft)
 				continue;
 			vdevice = sdev->hostdata;
+			if (vdevice == NULL || vdevice->vtarget == NULL)
+				continue;
 			if (vdevice->vtarget->tflags &
 			    MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_RAID_COMPONENT)
 				continue;
@@ -1978,6 +1982,9 @@ mptctl_do_mpt_command (struct mpt_ioctl_command karg, void __user *mfPtr)
 				struct scsi_target *starget = scsi_target(sdev);
 				VirtTarget *vtarget = starget->hostdata;
 
+				if (vtarget == NULL)
+					continue;
+
 				if ((pScsiReq->TargetID == vtarget->id) &&
 				    (pScsiReq->Bus == vtarget->channel) &&
 				    (vtarget->tflags & MPT_TARGET_FLAGS_Q_YES))
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptfc.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptfc.c
index 8b3ff2d43fb376d4b5db4077dbaded6e98db1cdf..b5f03ad81568c84bbaca7eb7fad41a2a967a93f0 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptfc.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptfc.c
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ mptfc_register_dev(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, int channel, FCDevicePage0_t *pg0)
 				if (vtarget) {
 					vtarget->id = pg0->CurrentTargetID;
 					vtarget->channel = pg0->CurrentBus;
+					vtarget->deleted = 0;
 				}
 			}
 			*((struct mptfc_rport_info **)rport->dd_data) = ri;
@@ -1092,6 +1093,8 @@ mptfc_setup_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, MPT_ADAPTER, fc_setup_reset_work);
 	u64			pn;
 	struct mptfc_rport_info *ri;
+	struct scsi_target      *starget;
+	VirtTarget              *vtarget;
 
 	/* reset about to happen, delete (block) all rports */
 	list_for_each_entry(ri, &ioc->fc_rports, list) {
@@ -1099,6 +1102,12 @@ mptfc_setup_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 			ri->flags &= ~MPT_RPORT_INFO_FLAGS_REGISTERED;
 			fc_remote_port_delete(ri->rport);	/* won't sleep */
 			ri->rport = NULL;
+			starget = ri->starget;
+			if (starget) {
+				vtarget = starget->hostdata;
+				if (vtarget)
+					vtarget->deleted = 1;
+			}
 
 			pn = (u64)ri->pg0.WWPN.High << 32 |
 			     (u64)ri->pg0.WWPN.Low;
@@ -1119,6 +1128,8 @@ mptfc_rescan_devices(struct work_struct *work)
 	int			ii;
 	u64			pn;
 	struct mptfc_rport_info *ri;
+	struct scsi_target      *starget;
+	VirtTarget              *vtarget;
 
 	/* start by tagging all ports as missing */
 	list_for_each_entry(ri, &ioc->fc_rports, list) {
@@ -1146,6 +1157,12 @@ mptfc_rescan_devices(struct work_struct *work)
 				       MPT_RPORT_INFO_FLAGS_MISSING);
 			fc_remote_port_delete(ri->rport);	/* won't sleep */
 			ri->rport = NULL;
+			starget = ri->starget;
+			if (starget) {
+				vtarget = starget->hostdata;
+				if (vtarget)
+					vtarget->deleted = 1;
+			}
 
 			pn = (u64)ri->pg0.WWPN.High << 32 |
 			     (u64)ri->pg0.WWPN.Low;
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
index b966678e4419b50fd6efba77c1cb5a8ae34edf56..90a1dff7eb84f74deae202ed2abeb273d417a636 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
@@ -2339,6 +2339,8 @@ mptscsih_slave_destroy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	starget = scsi_target(sdev);
 	vtarget = starget->hostdata;
 	vdevice = sdev->hostdata;
+	if (!vdevice)
+		return;
 
 	mptscsih_search_running_cmds(hd, vdevice);
 	vtarget->num_luns--;