diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index e5e9bf3487db..674461fb6a3e 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -5073,6 +5073,12 @@ static void __devexit mptsas_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct mptsas_portinfo *p, *n;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!ioc->sh) {
+		printk(MYIOC_s_INFO_FMT "IOC is in Target mode\n", ioc->name);
+		mpt_detach(pdev);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	mptsas_shutdown(pdev);
 
 	mptsas_del_device_components(ioc);
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
index 929d584855d2..b966678e4419 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c
@@ -1149,11 +1149,6 @@ mptscsih_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	MPT_SCSI_HOST		*hd;
 	int sz1;
 
-	if(!host) {
-		mpt_detach(pdev);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	scsi_remove_host(host);
 
 	if((hd = shost_priv(host)) == NULL)