--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c @@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(struct shost_printk(KERN_WARNING, shost, "error handler thread failed to spawn, error = %ld\n", PTR_ERR(shost->ehandler)); + shost->ehandler = NULL; goto fail; }