diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
index dea61f6ab8cbdbaffedceb4c64bda239b51a63a4..638597b17a38c1da6e0917241b65c972d4d2b646 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ struct xen_blkif_ring {
 
 	wait_queue_head_t	wq;
 	atomic_t		inflight;
+	bool			active;
 	/* One thread per blkif ring. */
 	struct task_struct	*xenblkd;
 	unsigned int		waiting_reqs;
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
index 1f3dfaa54d871a36897408898c1e0e9f22100bb1..998915174bb8ca3f30b2a195bad57c5755730098 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int xen_blkif_alloc_rings(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 		init_waitqueue_head(&ring->shutdown_wq);
 		ring->blkif = blkif;
 		ring->st_print = jiffies;
-		xen_blkif_get(blkif);
+		ring->active = true;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ static int xen_blkif_disconnect(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 		struct xen_blkif_ring *ring = &blkif->rings[r];
 		unsigned int i = 0;
 
+		if (!ring->active)
+			continue;
+
 		if (ring->xenblkd) {
 			kthread_stop(ring->xenblkd);
 			wake_up(&ring->shutdown_wq);
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ static int xen_blkif_disconnect(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 		BUG_ON(ring->free_pages_num != 0);
 		BUG_ON(ring->persistent_gnt_c != 0);
 		WARN_ON(i != (XEN_BLKIF_REQS_PER_PAGE * blkif->nr_ring_pages));
-		xen_blkif_put(blkif);
+		ring->active = false;
 	}
 	blkif->nr_ring_pages = 0;
 	/*