diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 60b262d66b5b17f75b8cd1b2596780a9546c311b..f697229ae5a98a25b3620d114b1765a718c7c9fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -1909,10 +1909,9 @@ struct scsi_device *scsi_get_host_dev(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 		goto out;
 
 	sdev = scsi_alloc_sdev(starget, 0, NULL);
-	if (sdev) {
-		sdev->sdev_gendev.parent = get_device(&starget->dev);
+	if (sdev)
 		sdev->borken = 0;
-	} else
+	else
 		scsi_target_reap(starget);
 	put_device(&starget->dev);
  out: