diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index 01308e7ef2ae..29cd4b90ebed 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ static void qla4xxx_config_dma_addressing(struct scsi_qla_host *ha);
 /*
  * iSCSI template entry points
  */
-static int qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr(enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type, uint32_t host_no,
-			     uint32_t enable, struct sockaddr *dst_addr);
+static int qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+			     enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type, uint32_t enable,
+			     struct sockaddr *dst_addr);
 static int qla4xxx_conn_get_param(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn,
 				  enum iscsi_param param, char *buf);
 static int qla4xxx_sess_get_param(struct iscsi_cls_session *sess,
@@ -243,21 +244,15 @@ static int qla4xxx_conn_get_param(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr(enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type, uint32_t host_no,
-			     uint32_t enable, struct sockaddr *dst_addr)
+static int qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+			     enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type, uint32_t enable,
+			     struct sockaddr *dst_addr)
 {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha;
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
 	struct sockaddr_in *addr;
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *addr6;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	shost = scsi_host_lookup(host_no);
-	if (IS_ERR(shost)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find host no %u\n", host_no);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	ha = (struct scsi_qla_host *) shost->hostdata;
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -281,8 +276,6 @@ static int qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr(enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type, uint32_t host_no,
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOSYS;
 	}
-
-	scsi_host_put(shost);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 1ba98d255fac..59287601bd41 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -945,15 +945,26 @@ static int
 iscsi_tgt_dscvr(struct iscsi_transport *transport,
 		struct iscsi_uevent *ev)
 {
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
 	struct sockaddr *dst_addr;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!transport->tgt_dscvr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	shost = scsi_host_lookup(ev->u.tgt_dscvr.host_no);
+	if (IS_ERR(shost)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "target discovery could not find host no %u\n",
+		       ev->u.tgt_dscvr.host_no);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+
 	dst_addr = (struct sockaddr *)((char*)ev + sizeof(*ev));
-	return transport->tgt_dscvr(ev->u.tgt_dscvr.type,
-				    ev->u.tgt_dscvr.host_no,
-				    ev->u.tgt_dscvr.enable, dst_addr);
+	err = transport->tgt_dscvr(shost, ev->u.tgt_dscvr.type,
+				   ev->u.tgt_dscvr.enable, dst_addr);
+	scsi_host_put(shost);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index e962c5357eef..902e69f0272c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct iscsi_transport {
 			   uint64_t *ep_handle);
 	int (*ep_poll) (uint64_t ep_handle, int timeout_ms);
 	void (*ep_disconnect) (uint64_t ep_handle);
-	int (*tgt_dscvr) (enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type, uint32_t host_no,
+	int (*tgt_dscvr) (struct Scsi_Host *shost, enum iscsi_tgt_dscvr type,
 			  uint32_t enable, struct sockaddr *dst_addr);
 };