diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
index 77e7fc258aa2..255771151399 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ static void usb_stor_release_resources(struct us_data *us)
 	 * any more commands.
 	 */
 	US_DEBUGP("-- sending exit command to thread\n");
+	set_bit(US_FLIDX_DISCONNECTING, &us->flags);
 	up(&us->sema);
 
 	/* Call the destructor routine, if it exists */
@@ -816,6 +817,36 @@ static void dissociate_dev(struct us_data *us)
 	usb_set_intfdata(us->pusb_intf, NULL);
 }
 
+/* First stage of disconnect processing: stop all commands and remove
+ * the host */
+static void quiesce_and_remove_host(struct us_data *us)
+{
+	/* Prevent new USB transfers, stop the current command, and
+	 * interrupt a SCSI-scan or device-reset delay */
+	set_bit(US_FLIDX_DISCONNECTING, &us->flags);
+	usb_stor_stop_transport(us);
+	wake_up(&us->delay_wait);
+
+	/* It doesn't matter if the SCSI-scanning thread is still running.
+	 * The thread will exit when it sees the DISCONNECTING flag. */
+
+	/* Wait for the current command to finish, then remove the host */
+	down(&us->dev_semaphore);
+	up(&us->dev_semaphore);
+	scsi_remove_host(us_to_host(us));
+}
+
+/* Second stage of disconnect processing: deallocate all resources */
+static void release_everything(struct us_data *us)
+{
+	usb_stor_release_resources(us);
+	dissociate_dev(us);
+
+	/* Drop our reference to the host; the SCSI core will free it
+	 * (and "us" along with it) when the refcount becomes 0. */
+	scsi_host_put(us_to_host(us));
+}
+
 /* Thread to carry out delayed SCSI-device scanning */
 static int usb_stor_scan_thread(void * __us)
 {
@@ -956,7 +987,7 @@ static int storage_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (result < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING USB_STORAGE 
 		       "Unable to start the device-scanning thread\n");
-		scsi_remove_host(host);
+		quiesce_and_remove_host(us);
 		goto BadDevice;
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&total_threads);
@@ -969,10 +1000,7 @@ static int storage_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	/* We come here if there are any problems */
 BadDevice:
 	US_DEBUGP("storage_probe() failed\n");
-	set_bit(US_FLIDX_DISCONNECTING, &us->flags);
-	usb_stor_release_resources(us);
-	dissociate_dev(us);
-	scsi_host_put(host);
+	release_everything(us);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -982,28 +1010,8 @@ static void storage_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	struct us_data *us = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 
 	US_DEBUGP("storage_disconnect() called\n");
-
-	/* Prevent new USB transfers, stop the current command, and
-	 * interrupt a SCSI-scan or device-reset delay */
-	set_bit(US_FLIDX_DISCONNECTING, &us->flags);
-	usb_stor_stop_transport(us);
-	wake_up(&us->delay_wait);
-
-	/* It doesn't matter if the SCSI-scanning thread is still running.
-	 * The thread will exit when it sees the DISCONNECTING flag. */
-
-	/* Wait for the current command to finish, then remove the host */
-	down(&us->dev_semaphore);
-	up(&us->dev_semaphore);
-	scsi_remove_host(us_to_host(us));
-
-	/* Wait for everything to become idle and release all our resources */
-	usb_stor_release_resources(us);
-	dissociate_dev(us);
-
-	/* Drop our reference to the host; the SCSI core will free it
-	 * (and "us" along with it) when the refcount becomes 0. */
-	scsi_host_put(us_to_host(us));
+	quiesce_and_remove_host(us);
+	release_everything(us);
 }
 
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