diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 8fd6a88f7a9c..1d3a15e63732 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -3178,7 +3178,7 @@ static void srp_release_dev(struct device *dev)
 	struct srp_host *host =
 		container_of(dev, struct srp_host, dev);
 
-	complete(&host->released);
+	kfree(host);
 }
 
 static struct class srp_class = {
@@ -3898,7 +3898,6 @@ static struct srp_host *srp_add_port(struct srp_device *device, u8 port)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->target_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&host->target_lock);
-	init_completion(&host->released);
 	mutex_init(&host->add_target_mutex);
 	host->srp_dev = device;
 	host->port = port;
@@ -3922,8 +3921,6 @@ static struct srp_host *srp_add_port(struct srp_device *device, u8 port)
 put_host:
 	device_del(&host->dev);
 	put_device(&host->dev);
-	kfree(host);
-
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -4029,12 +4026,11 @@ static void srp_remove_one(struct ib_device *device, void *client_data)
 	srp_dev = client_data;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(host, tmp_host, &srp_dev->dev_list, list) {
-		device_unregister(&host->dev);
 		/*
-		 * Wait for the sysfs entry to go away, so that no new
-		 * target ports can be created.
+		 * Remove the add_target sysfs entry so that no new target ports
+		 * can be created.
 		 */
-		wait_for_completion(&host->released);
+		device_del(&host->dev);
 
 		/*
 		 * Remove all target ports.
@@ -4052,7 +4048,7 @@ static void srp_remove_one(struct ib_device *device, void *client_data)
 		 */
 		flush_workqueue(srp_remove_wq);
 
-		kfree(host);
+		put_device(&host->dev);
 	}
 
 	ib_dealloc_pd(srp_dev->pd);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
index 55a575e2cace..493e7fd1913e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ struct srp_host {
 	struct device		dev;
 	struct list_head	target_list;
 	spinlock_t		target_lock;
-	struct completion	released;
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct mutex		add_target_mutex;
 };