diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 4f18a851e2c7..00bc7218a7f8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1272,16 +1272,18 @@ static void __scsi_remove_target(struct scsi_target *starget)
 void scsi_remove_target(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(dev->parent);
-	struct scsi_target *starget;
+	struct scsi_target *starget, *last_target = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 restart:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(starget, &shost->__targets, siblings) {
-		if (starget->state == STARGET_DEL)
+		if (starget->state == STARGET_DEL ||
+		    starget == last_target)
 			continue;
 		if (starget->dev.parent == dev || &starget->dev == dev) {
 			kref_get(&starget->reap_ref);
+			last_target = starget;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 			__scsi_remove_target(starget);
 			scsi_target_reap(starget);