diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 86210e4dd0d3..ff6894ce5404 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -2207,6 +2207,7 @@ sg_remove_sfp_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sg_fd *sfp = container_of(work, struct sg_fd, ew.work);
 	struct sg_device *sdp = sfp->parentdp;
+	struct scsi_device *device = sdp->device;
 	Sg_request *srp;
 	unsigned long iflags;
 
@@ -2232,8 +2233,9 @@ sg_remove_sfp_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 			"sg_remove_sfp: sfp=0x%p\n", sfp));
 	kfree(sfp);
 
-	scsi_device_put(sdp->device);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(kref_read(&sdp->d_ref) != 1);
 	kref_put(&sdp->d_ref, sg_device_destroy);
+	scsi_device_put(device);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }