diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index f2a72d33132c..02fe371b0ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ void scsi_remove_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	transport_unregister_device(&shost->shost_gendev);
 	class_device_unregister(&shost->shost_classdev);
 	device_del(&shost->shost_gendev);
+	scsi_proc_hostdir_rm(shost->hostt);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_remove_host);
 
@@ -262,7 +263,6 @@ static void scsi_host_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	if (shost->work_q)
 		destroy_workqueue(shost->work_q);
 
-	scsi_proc_hostdir_rm(shost->hostt);
 	scsi_destroy_command_freelist(shost);
 	kfree(shost->shost_data);