diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
index c445853c623e..e362453e8d26 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
@@ -317,12 +317,11 @@ snic_tgt_create(struct snic *snic, struct snic_tgt_id *tgtid)
 			      "Snic Tgt: device_add, with err = %d\n",
 			      ret);
 
-		put_device(&tgt->dev);
 		put_device(&snic->shost->shost_gendev);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(snic->shost->host_lock, flags);
 		list_del(&tgt->list);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(snic->shost->host_lock, flags);
-		kfree(tgt);
+		put_device(&tgt->dev);
 		tgt = NULL;
 
 		return tgt;