diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index a8f8d0b8a77..a8c06c4451c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -666,6 +666,11 @@ static void srp_remove_target(struct srp_target_port *target)
 	cancel_work_sync(&target->tl_err_work);
 	srp_rport_put(target->rport);
 	srp_free_req_data(target);
+
+	spin_lock(&target->srp_host->target_lock);
+	list_del(&target->list);
+	spin_unlock(&target->srp_host->target_lock);
+
 	scsi_host_put(target->scsi_host);
 }
 
@@ -677,10 +682,6 @@ static void srp_remove_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(target->state != SRP_TARGET_REMOVED);
 
 	srp_remove_target(target);
-
-	spin_lock(&target->srp_host->target_lock);
-	list_del(&target->list);
-	spin_unlock(&target->srp_host->target_lock);
 }
 
 static void srp_rport_delete(struct srp_rport *rport)