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diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index 8e596a8dff32..aee643ce13d1 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
kobject_put(part->holder_dir);
device_del(part_to_dev(part));
+ /*
+ * Remove gendisk pointer from idr so that it cannot be looked up
+ * while RCU period before freeing gendisk is running to prevent
+ * use-after-free issues. Note that the device number stays
+ * "in-use" until we really free the gendisk.
+ */
+ blk_invalidate_devt(part_devt(part));
hd_struct_kill(part);
}