diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 30362aeacac4..47bb34ab967b 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ int __must_check device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
 out_device_del:
 	device_del(ddev);
 out_disk_release_events:
-	disk_release_events(disk);
+	/* disk_release() will call disk_release_events(). */
 out_free_ext_minor:
 	if (disk->major == BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR)
 		blk_free_ext_minor(disk->first_minor);