diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ch.c b/drivers/scsi/ch.c
index 5f8153c37f77..76751d6c7f0d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ch.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ ch_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	scsi_changer *ch = file->private_data;
 
 	scsi_device_put(ch->device);
-	ch->device = NULL;
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	kref_put(&ch->ref, ch_destroy);
 	return 0;