diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sas_transport.c
index 6776dfc1d317..b7e28b9f8589 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_sas_transport.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ static void pqi_free_sas_phy(struct pqi_sas_phy *pqi_sas_phy)
 	struct sas_phy *phy = pqi_sas_phy->phy;
 
 	sas_port_delete_phy(pqi_sas_phy->parent_port->port, phy);
-	sas_phy_free(phy);
 	if (pqi_sas_phy->added_to_port)
 		list_del(&pqi_sas_phy->phy_list_entry);
+	sas_phy_delete(phy);
 	kfree(pqi_sas_phy);
 }