diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index e518dadc8161..4beb4dd2bee8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -6605,7 +6605,6 @@ static void megasas_detach_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	u32 pd_seq_map_sz;
 
 	instance = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	instance->unload = 1;
 	host = instance->host;
 	fusion = instance->ctrl_context;
 
@@ -6616,6 +6615,7 @@ static void megasas_detach_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (instance->fw_crash_state != UNAVAILABLE)
 		megasas_free_host_crash_buffer(instance);
 	scsi_remove_host(instance->host);
+	instance->unload = 1;
 
 	if (megasas_wait_for_adapter_operational(instance))
 		goto skip_firing_dcmds;