diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
index 1b681427dde045..c341f855fadcd4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
@@ -1621,8 +1621,6 @@ void sas_rphy_free(struct sas_rphy *rphy)
 	list_del(&rphy->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&sas_host->lock);
 
-	sas_bsg_remove(shost, rphy);
-
 	transport_destroy_device(dev);
 
 	put_device(dev);
@@ -1681,6 +1679,7 @@ sas_rphy_remove(struct sas_rphy *rphy)
 	}
 
 	sas_rphy_unlink(rphy);
+	sas_bsg_remove(NULL, rphy);
 	transport_remove_device(dev);
 	device_del(dev);
 }