for(i=0; i< NWD; i++) {
                struct gendisk *disk = host->gendisk[i];
-               if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
-                       del_gendisk(disk);
+               if (disk) {
+                       request_queue_t *q = disk->queue;
+
+                       if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
+                               del_gendisk(disk);
+                       if (q)
+                               blk_cleanup_queue(q);
+                       put_disk(disk);
+               }
        }
 
         /*
         * allows us to delete disk zero but keep the controller registered.
        */
        if (h->gendisk[0] != disk){
-               if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP){
-                       blk_cleanup_queue(disk->queue);
-               del_gendisk(disk);
-                       drv->queue = NULL;
+               if (disk) {
+                       request_queue_t *q = disk->queue;
+                       if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
+                               del_gendisk(disk);
+                       if (q)  
+                               blk_cleanup_queue(q);
+                       put_disk(disk); 
                }
        }
 
        /* remove it from the disk list */
        for (j = 0; j < NWD; j++) {
                struct gendisk *disk = hba[i]->gendisk[j];
-               if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) {
-                       del_gendisk(disk);
-                       blk_cleanup_queue(disk->queue);
+               if (disk) {
+                       request_queue_t *q = disk->queue;
+
+                       if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) 
+                               del_gendisk(disk);
+                       if (q)
+                               blk_cleanup_queue(q);
+                       put_disk(disk);
                }
        }