diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 29699fd10025..bb3c27de71c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1382,11 +1382,15 @@ static int media_not_present(struct scsi_disk *sdkp,
  **/
 static unsigned int sd_check_events(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int clearing)
 {
-	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = scsi_disk(disk);
-	struct scsi_device *sdp = sdkp->device;
+	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = scsi_disk_get(disk);
+	struct scsi_device *sdp;
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr *sshdr = NULL;
 	int retval;
 
+	if (!sdkp)
+		return 0;
+
+	sdp = sdkp->device;
 	SCSI_LOG_HLQUEUE(3, sd_printk(KERN_INFO, sdkp, "sd_check_events\n"));
 
 	/*
@@ -1443,6 +1447,7 @@ out:
 	kfree(sshdr);
 	retval = sdp->changed ? DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE : 0;
 	sdp->changed = 0;
+	scsi_disk_put(sdkp);
 	return retval;
 }