diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 72273a0e5666..b3c6d957fbd8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -319,11 +319,7 @@ static struct scsi_device *scsi_alloc_sdev(struct scsi_target *starget,
 	return sdev;
 
 out_device_destroy:
-	scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_DEL);
-	transport_destroy_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
-	put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);
-	scsi_free_queue(sdev->request_queue);
-	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
+	__scsi_remove_device(sdev);
 out:
 	if (display_failure_msg)
 		printk(ALLOC_FAILURE_MSG, __func__);