diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index b53ba9e18f47..ffa03e8cb19c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ struct virtio_scsi {
 
 	/* Get some buffers ready for event vq */
 	struct virtio_scsi_event_node event_list[VIRTIO_SCSI_EVENT_LEN];
-
-	struct virtio_scsi_target_state *tgt[];
 };
 
 static struct kmem_cache *virtscsi_cmd_cache;
@@ -530,6 +528,25 @@ static int virtscsi_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 	return virtscsi_tmf(vscsi, cmd);
 }
 
+static int virtscsi_target_alloc(struct scsi_target *starget)
+{
+	struct virtio_scsi_target_state *tgt =
+				kmalloc(sizeof(*tgt), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tgt)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&tgt->tgt_lock);
+
+	starget->hostdata = tgt;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void virtscsi_target_destroy(struct scsi_target *starget)
+{
+	struct virtio_scsi_target_state *tgt = starget->hostdata;
+	kfree(tgt);
+}
+
 static struct scsi_host_template virtscsi_host_template = {
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name = "Virtio SCSI HBA",
@@ -542,6 +559,8 @@ static struct scsi_host_template virtscsi_host_template = {
 	.can_queue = 1024,
 	.dma_boundary = UINT_MAX,
 	.use_clustering = ENABLE_CLUSTERING,
+	.target_alloc = virtscsi_target_alloc,
+	.target_destroy = virtscsi_target_destroy,
 };
 
 #define virtscsi_config_get(vdev, fld) \
@@ -568,20 +587,6 @@ static void virtscsi_init_vq(struct virtio_scsi_vq *virtscsi_vq,
 	virtscsi_vq->vq = vq;
 }
 
-static struct virtio_scsi_target_state *virtscsi_alloc_tgt(
-	struct virtio_device *vdev)
-{
-	struct virtio_scsi_target_state *tgt;
-	gfp_t gfp_mask = GFP_KERNEL;
-
-	tgt = kmalloc(sizeof(*tgt), gfp_mask);
-	if (!tgt)
-		return NULL;
-
-	spin_lock_init(&tgt->tgt_lock);
-	return tgt;
-}
-
 static void virtscsi_scan(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = (struct Scsi_Host *)vdev->priv;
@@ -591,28 +596,17 @@ static void virtscsi_scan(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 static void virtscsi_remove_vqs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
-	struct Scsi_Host *sh = virtio_scsi_host(vdev);
-	struct virtio_scsi *vscsi = shost_priv(sh);
-	u32 i, num_targets;
-
 	/* Stop all the virtqueues. */
 	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
 
-	num_targets = sh->max_id;
-	for (i = 0; i < num_targets; i++) {
-		kfree(vscsi->tgt[i]);
-		vscsi->tgt[i] = NULL;
-	}
-
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 }
 
 static int virtscsi_init(struct virtio_device *vdev,
-			 struct virtio_scsi *vscsi, int num_targets)
+			 struct virtio_scsi *vscsi)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct virtqueue *vqs[3];
-	u32 i;
 
 	vq_callback_t *callbacks[] = {
 		virtscsi_ctrl_done,
@@ -640,18 +634,6 @@ static int virtscsi_init(struct virtio_device *vdev,
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_SCSI_F_HOTPLUG))
 		virtscsi_kick_event_all(vscsi);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_targets; i++) {
-		vscsi->tgt[i] = virtscsi_alloc_tgt(vdev);
-		if (!vscsi->tgt[i]) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-	err = 0;
-
-out:
-	if (err)
-		virtscsi_remove_vqs(vdev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -663,12 +645,9 @@ static int virtscsi_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	u32 sg_elems, num_targets;
 	u32 cmd_per_lun;
 
-	/* Allocate memory and link the structs together.  */
 	num_targets = virtscsi_config_get(vdev, max_target) + 1;
-	shost = scsi_host_alloc(&virtscsi_host_template,
-		sizeof(*vscsi)
-		+ num_targets * sizeof(struct virtio_scsi_target_state));
 
+	shost = scsi_host_alloc(&virtscsi_host_template, sizeof(*vscsi));
 	if (!shost)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -678,7 +657,7 @@ static int virtscsi_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vscsi->vdev = vdev;
 	vdev->priv = shost;
 
-	err = virtscsi_init(vdev, vscsi, num_targets);
+	err = virtscsi_init(vdev, vscsi);
 	if (err)
 		goto virtscsi_init_failed;
 
@@ -735,7 +714,7 @@ static int virtscsi_restore(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	struct Scsi_Host *sh = virtio_scsi_host(vdev);
 	struct virtio_scsi *vscsi = shost_priv(sh);
 
-	return virtscsi_init(vdev, vscsi, sh->max_id);
+	return virtscsi_init(vdev, vscsi);
 }
 #endif