diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 73031ec54a7be5ff34be619581cb20cef81cb8f5..1c62845a72c71acd3e2a653dbfd580588c61dec7 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1043,13 +1043,22 @@ static struct block_device *bd_acquire(struct inode *inode)
 
 	spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
 	bdev = inode->i_bdev;
-	if (bdev) {
+	if (bdev && !inode_unhashed(bdev->bd_inode)) {
 		bdgrab(bdev);
 		spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 		return bdev;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * i_bdev references block device inode that was already shut down
+	 * (corresponding device got removed).  Remove the reference and look
+	 * up block device inode again just in case new device got
+	 * reestablished under the same device number.
+	 */
+	if (bdev)
+		bd_forget(inode);
+
 	bdev = bdget(inode->i_rdev);
 	if (bdev) {
 		spin_lock(&bdev_lock);