diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index 83f2fd70ce76..9f7e2457360e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,8 @@ static struct domain_device *sas_ex_discover_expander(
 		list_del(&child->dev_list_node);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&parent->port->dev_list_lock);
 		sas_put_device(child);
+		sas_port_delete(phy->port);
+		phy->port = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	list_add_tail(&child->siblings, &parent->ex_dev.children);