diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
index 496764349c4143ce5ac50c8bfd3fb1854144986c..0435d044c9da1fa12dfc03455e79629126c9593b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci,dptids);
 static int adpt_detect(struct scsi_host_template* sht)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pDev = NULL;
-	adpt_hba* pHba;
+	adpt_hba *pHba;
+	adpt_hba *next;
 
 	PINFO("Detecting Adaptec I2O RAID controllers...\n");
 
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ static int adpt_detect(struct scsi_host_template* sht)
 	}
 
 	/* In INIT state, Activate IOPs */
-	for (pHba = hba_chain; pHba; pHba = pHba->next) {
+	for (pHba = hba_chain; pHba; pHba = next) {
+		next = pHba->next;
 		// Activate does get status , init outbound, and get hrt
 		if (adpt_i2o_activate_hba(pHba) < 0) {
 			adpt_i2o_delete_hba(pHba);
@@ -243,7 +245,8 @@ static int adpt_detect(struct scsi_host_template* sht)
 	PDEBUG("HBA's in OPERATIONAL state\n");
 
 	printk("dpti: If you have a lot of devices this could take a few minutes.\n");
-	for (pHba = hba_chain; pHba; pHba = pHba->next) {
+	for (pHba = hba_chain; pHba; pHba = next) {
+		next = pHba->next;
 		printk(KERN_INFO"%s: Reading the hardware resource table.\n", pHba->name);
 		if (adpt_i2o_lct_get(pHba) < 0){
 			adpt_i2o_delete_hba(pHba);
@@ -263,7 +266,8 @@ static int adpt_detect(struct scsi_host_template* sht)
 		adpt_sysfs_class = NULL;
 	}
 
-	for (pHba = hba_chain; pHba; pHba = pHba->next) {
+	for (pHba = hba_chain; pHba; pHba = next) {
+		next = pHba->next;
 		if (adpt_scsi_host_alloc(pHba, sht) < 0){
 			adpt_i2o_delete_hba(pHba);
 			continue;
@@ -1229,11 +1233,10 @@ static void adpt_i2o_delete_hba(adpt_hba* pHba)
 		}
 	}
 	pci_dev_put(pHba->pDev);
-	kfree(pHba);
-
 	if (adpt_sysfs_class)
 		device_destroy(adpt_sysfs_class,
 				MKDEV(DPTI_I2O_MAJOR, pHba->unit));
+	kfree(pHba);
 
 	if(hba_count <= 0){
 		unregister_chrdev(DPTI_I2O_MAJOR, DPT_DRIVER);