diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index beb6878..95590a3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -428,6 +428,23 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
+static bool srp_queue_remove_work(struct srp_target_port *target)
+{
+	bool changed = false;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&target->lock);
+	if (target->state != SRP_TARGET_REMOVED) {
+		target->state = SRP_TARGET_REMOVED;
+		changed = true;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&target->lock);
+
+	if (changed)
+		queue_work(system_long_wq, &target->remove_work);
+
+	return changed;
+}
+
 static bool srp_change_conn_state(struct srp_target_port *target,
 				  bool connected)
 {
@@ -458,21 +475,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static bool srp_change_state(struct srp_target_port *target,
-			    enum srp_target_state old,
-			    enum srp_target_state new)
-{
-	bool changed = false;
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&target->lock);
-	if (target->state == old) {
-		target->state = new;
-		changed = true;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&target->lock);
-	return changed;
-}
-
 static void srp_free_req_data(struct srp_target_port *target)
 {
 	struct ib_device *ibdev = target->srp_host->srp_dev->dev;
@@ -508,9 +510,12 @@
 
 static void srp_remove_target(struct srp_target_port *target)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(target->state != SRP_TARGET_REMOVED);
+
 	srp_del_scsi_host_attr(target->scsi_host);
 	srp_remove_host(target->scsi_host);
 	scsi_remove_host(target->scsi_host);
+	srp_disconnect_target(target);
 	ib_destroy_cm_id(target->cm_id);
 	srp_free_target_ib(target);
 	srp_free_req_data(target);
@@ -520,10 +525,9 @@
 static void srp_remove_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct srp_target_port *target =
-		container_of(work, struct srp_target_port, work);
+		container_of(work, struct srp_target_port, remove_work);
 
-	if (!srp_change_state(target, SRP_TARGET_DEAD, SRP_TARGET_REMOVED))
-		return;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(target->state != SRP_TARGET_REMOVED);
 
 	spin_lock(&target->srp_host->target_lock);
 	list_del(&target->list);
@@ -738,17 +742,8 @@
 	 * However, we have to defer the real removal because we
 	 * are in the context of the SCSI error handler now, which
 	 * will deadlock if we call scsi_remove_host().
-	 *
-	 * Schedule our work inside the lock to avoid a race with
-	 * the flush_scheduled_work() in srp_remove_one().
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&target->lock);
-	if (target->state == SRP_TARGET_LIVE) {
-		target->state = SRP_TARGET_DEAD;
-		INIT_WORK(&target->work, srp_remove_work);
-		queue_work(ib_wq, &target->work);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&target->lock);
+	srp_queue_remove_work(target);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2258,6 +2253,7 @@
 			     sizeof (struct srp_indirect_buf) +
 			     target->cmd_sg_cnt * sizeof (struct srp_direct_buf);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&target->remove_work, srp_remove_work);
 	spin_lock_init(&target->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&target->free_tx);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&target->free_reqs);
@@ -2491,8 +2487,7 @@
 {
 	struct srp_device *srp_dev;
 	struct srp_host *host, *tmp_host;
-	LIST_HEAD(target_list);
-	struct srp_target_port *target, *tmp_target;
+	struct srp_target_port *target;
 
 	srp_dev = ib_get_client_data(device, &srp_client);
 
@@ -2505,35 +2500,17 @@
 		wait_for_completion(&host->released);
 
 		/*
-		 * Mark all target ports as removed, so we stop queueing
-		 * commands and don't try to reconnect.
+		 * Remove all target ports.
 		 */
 		spin_lock(&host->target_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(target, &host->target_list, list) {
-			spin_lock_irq(&target->lock);
-			target->state = SRP_TARGET_REMOVED;
-			spin_unlock_irq(&target->lock);
-		}
+		list_for_each_entry(target, &host->target_list, list)
+			srp_queue_remove_work(target);
 		spin_unlock(&host->target_lock);
 
 		/*
-		 * Wait for any reconnection tasks that may have
-		 * started before we marked our target ports as
-		 * removed, and any target port removal tasks.
+		 * Wait for target port removal tasks.
 		 */
-		flush_workqueue(ib_wq);
-
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(target, tmp_target,
-					 &host->target_list, list) {
-			srp_del_scsi_host_attr(target->scsi_host);
-			srp_remove_host(target->scsi_host);
-			scsi_remove_host(target->scsi_host);
-			srp_disconnect_target(target);
-			ib_destroy_cm_id(target->cm_id);
-			srp_free_target_ib(target);
-			srp_free_req_data(target);
-			scsi_host_put(target->scsi_host);
-		}
+		flush_workqueue(system_long_wq);
 
 		kfree(host);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
index ef95fa4..de2d0b3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.h
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
 
 enum srp_target_state {
 	SRP_TARGET_LIVE,
-	SRP_TARGET_DEAD,
-	SRP_TARGET_REMOVED
+	SRP_TARGET_REMOVED,
 };
 
 enum srp_iu_type {
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@
 	struct srp_iu	       *rx_ring[SRP_RQ_SIZE];
 	struct srp_request	req_ring[SRP_CMD_SQ_SIZE];
 
-	struct work_struct	work;
+	struct work_struct	remove_work;
 
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct completion	done;