diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 980a460..c05d509 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -888,6 +888,12 @@ static void invalidate_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
 
 	fsync_bdev(bdev);
 	__invalidate_device(bdev, true);
+
+	/*
+	 * Unhash the bdev inode for this device so that it gets evicted as soon
+	 * as last inode reference is dropped.
+	 */
+	remove_inode_hash(bdev->bd_inode);
 	bdput(bdev);
 }
 
@@ -909,13 +915,11 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 			     DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY | DISK_PITER_REVERSE);
 	while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter))) {
 		invalidate_partition(disk, part->partno);
-		bdev_unhash_inode(part_devt(part));
 		delete_partition(disk, part);
 	}
 	disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
 
 	invalidate_partition(disk, 0);
-	bdev_unhash_inode(disk_devt(disk));
 	set_capacity(disk, 0);
 	disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_UP;
 	up_write(&disk->lookup_sem);