diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 3d4f13da1ae873c1efdc573451071bd5693fa864..4cc93cb79b8b0accd40f8961add321b5c6d4249f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -8904,8 +8904,11 @@ megasas_aen_polling(struct work_struct *work)
 						   (ld_target_id / MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL),
 						   (ld_target_id % MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL),
 						   0);
-			if (sdev1)
+			if (sdev1) {
+				mutex_unlock(&instance->reset_mutex);
 				megasas_remove_scsi_device(sdev1);
+				mutex_lock(&instance->reset_mutex);
+			}
 
 			event_type = SCAN_VD_CHANNEL;
 			break;