diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 3ee4c1217b63..fd81a7370864 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ static void blkg_destroy_all(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct blkcg_gq *blkg, *n;
 	int count = BLKG_DESTROY_BATCH_SIZE;
+	int i;
 
 restart:
 	spin_lock_irq(&q->queue_lock);
@@ -447,6 +448,18 @@ restart:
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Mark policy deactivated since policy offline has been done, and
+	 * the free is scheduled, so future blkcg_deactivate_policy() can
+	 * be bypassed
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < BLKCG_MAX_POLS; i++) {
+		struct blkcg_policy *pol = blkcg_policy[i];
+
+		if (pol)
+			__clear_bit(pol->plid, q->blkcg_pols);
+	}
+
 	q->root_blkg = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&q->queue_lock);
 }