diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index b37e85126f63..0c87f341fed4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -8808,6 +8808,8 @@ static void hpsa_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	destroy_workqueue(h->rescan_ctlr_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(h->resubmit_wq);
 
+	hpsa_delete_sas_host(h);
+
 	/*
 	 * Call before disabling interrupts.
 	 * scsi_remove_host can trigger I/O operations especially
@@ -8842,8 +8844,6 @@ static void hpsa_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	h->lockup_detected = NULL;			/* init_one 2 */
 	/* (void) pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev); */	/* init_one 1 */
 
-	hpsa_delete_sas_host(h);
-
 	kfree(h);					/* init_one 1 */
 }