diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index d05e312..5ed2228 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -213,8 +213,11 @@
 		return;
 	if (!mddev->raid_disks && list_empty(&mddev->disks)) {
 		list_del(&mddev->all_mddevs);
-		blk_put_queue(mddev->queue);
+		/* that blocks */
+		blk_cleanup_queue(mddev->queue);
+		/* that also blocks */
 		kobject_unregister(&mddev->kobj);
+		/* result blows... */
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&all_mddevs_lock);
 }