diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 24271a871b8c6a03c8cc971d823527374732e52e..6325115e5b3d31b1fd5be8f05b10d5d4bb472a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -429,6 +429,15 @@ void scsi_unregister(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_unregister);
 
+static int __scsi_host_match(struct class_device *cdev, void *data)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *p;
+	unsigned short *hostnum = (unsigned short *)data;
+
+	p = class_to_shost(cdev);
+	return p->host_no == *hostnum;
+}
+
 /**
  * scsi_host_lookup - get a reference to a Scsi_Host by host no
  *
@@ -439,19 +448,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_unregister);
  **/
 struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_lookup(unsigned short hostnum)
 {
-	struct class *class = &shost_class;
 	struct class_device *cdev;
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = ERR_PTR(-ENXIO), *p;
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 
-	down(&class->sem);
-	list_for_each_entry(cdev, &class->children, node) {
-		p = class_to_shost(cdev);
-		if (p->host_no == hostnum) {
-			shost = scsi_host_get(p);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	up(&class->sem);
+	cdev = class_find_child(&shost_class, &hostnum, __scsi_host_match);
+	if (cdev)
+		shost = scsi_host_get(class_to_shost(cdev));
 
 	return shost;
 }