diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 8d40f27..377bb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1728,6 +1728,10 @@
 	if (&md->kobj != kobj)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (test_bit(DMF_FREEING, &md->flags) ||
+	    test_bit(DMF_DELETING, &md->flags))
+		return NULL;
+
 	dm_get(md);
 	return md;
 }