diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c
index 4bcddbb8dff9..beeda8d90f79 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c
@@ -3114,6 +3114,7 @@ dastart(struct cam_periph *periph, union ccb *start_ccb)
 		if (bp == NULL) {
 			if (cam_iosched_has_work_flags(softc->cam_iosched, DA_WORK_TUR)) {
 				cam_iosched_clr_work_flags(softc->cam_iosched, DA_WORK_TUR);
+				da_periph_release_locked(periph, DA_REF_TUR);
 				scsi_test_unit_ready(&start_ccb->csio,
 				     /*retries*/ da_retry_count,
 				     dadone,
@@ -3139,11 +3140,6 @@ dastart(struct cam_periph *periph, union ccb *start_ccb)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (cam_iosched_has_work_flags(softc->cam_iosched, DA_WORK_TUR)) {
-			cam_iosched_clr_work_flags(softc->cam_iosched, DA_WORK_TUR);
-			da_periph_release_locked(periph, DA_REF_TUR);
-		}
-
 		if ((bp->bio_flags & BIO_ORDERED) != 0 ||
 		    (softc->flags & DA_FLAG_NEED_OTAG) != 0) {
 			softc->flags &= ~DA_FLAG_NEED_OTAG;