{
        struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = req->special;
 
-       spin_unlock(q->queue_lock);
+       blkdev_dequeue_request(req);
+
        if (unlikely(cmd == NULL)) {
                printk(KERN_CRIT "impossible request in %s.\n",
                                 __FUNCTION__);
        cmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
        atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iorequest_cnt);
        __scsi_done(cmd);
-       spin_lock(q->queue_lock);
 }
 
 /*
                if (unlikely(!scsi_device_online(sdev))) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "scsi%d (%d:%d): rejecting I/O to offline device\n",
                               sdev->host->host_no, sdev->id, sdev->lun);
-                       blkdev_dequeue_request(req);
                        scsi_kill_request(req, q);
                        continue;
                }