diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
index 1491561d2e5c..4bc43d8eeb9e 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
@@ -1176,8 +1176,10 @@ mptscsih_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	MPT_SCSI_HOST		*hd;
 	int sz1;
 
-	if((hd = shost_priv(host)) == NULL)
-		return;
+	if (host == NULL)
+		hd = NULL;
+	else
+		hd = shost_priv(host);
 
 	mptscsih_shutdown(pdev);
 
@@ -1193,14 +1195,15 @@ mptscsih_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	    "Free'd ScsiLookup (%d) memory\n",
 	    ioc->name, sz1));
 
-	kfree(hd->info_kbuf);
+	if (hd)
+		kfree(hd->info_kbuf);
 
 	/* NULL the Scsi_Host pointer
 	 */
 	ioc->sh = NULL;
 
-	scsi_host_put(host);
-
+	if (host)
+		scsi_host_put(host);
 	mpt_detach(pdev);
 
 }