diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 60c288526355..2bc3dc6244a5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 					rcu_read_lock();
 					list_for_each_entry_rcu(h,
 						&tmp_pg->dh_list, node) {
-						/* h->sdev should always be valid */
-						BUG_ON(!h->sdev);
+						if (!h->sdev)
+							continue;
 						h->sdev->access_state = desc[0];
 					}
 					rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
 			pg->expiry = 0;
 			rcu_read_lock();
 			list_for_each_entry_rcu(h, &pg->dh_list, node) {
-				BUG_ON(!h->sdev);
+				if (!h->sdev)
+					continue;
 				h->sdev->access_state =
 					(pg->state & SCSI_ACCESS_STATE_MASK);
 				if (pg->pref)
@@ -1149,7 +1150,6 @@ static void alua_bus_detach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	spin_lock(&h->pg_lock);
 	pg = h->pg;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(h->pg, NULL);
-	h->sdev = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&h->pg_lock);
 	if (pg) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&pg->lock);
@@ -1158,6 +1158,7 @@ static void alua_bus_detach(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group);
 	}
 	sdev->handler_data = NULL;
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	kfree(h);
 }