--- x/block/bdev.c
+++ y/block/bdev.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bde
 	mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex);
 	if (mode & FMODE_EXCL) {
 		struct block_device *whole = bdev_whole(bdev);
-		bool bdev_free;
+		bool bdev_free = false;
 
 		/*
 		 * Release a claim on the device.  The holder fields
@@ -842,6 +842,11 @@ void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bde
 		 */
 		spin_lock(&bdev_lock);
 
+		if (whole->bd_holder != bd_may_claim) {
+			bdev->bd_holders = 0;
+			whole->bd_holders = 0;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(--bdev->bd_holders < 0);
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(--whole->bd_holders < 0);
 
@@ -850,6 +855,7 @@ void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bde
 		if (!whole->bd_holders)
 			whole->bd_holder = NULL;
 
+unlock:
 		spin_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 
 		/*