diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 20171c9d8952..5f9b9178c647 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -1435,11 +1435,12 @@ static int table_clear(struct file *filp, struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_s
 		hc->new_map = NULL;
 	}
 
-	param->flags &= ~DM_INACTIVE_PRESENT_FLAG;
-
-	__dev_status(hc->md, param);
 	md = hc->md;
 	up_write(&_hash_lock);
+
+	param->flags &= ~DM_INACTIVE_PRESENT_FLAG;
+	__dev_status(md, param);
+
 	if (old_map) {
 		dm_sync_table(md);
 		dm_table_destroy(old_map);