diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 3689319..500c080 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -64,13 +64,27 @@
 		return;
 
 	cpu = part_stat_lock();
-	part = disk_map_sector_rcu(rq->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(rq));
 
-	if (!new_io)
+	if (!new_io) {
+		part = rq->part;
 		part_stat_inc(cpu, part, merges[rw]);
-	else {
+	} else {
+		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(rq->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(rq));
+		if (!kref_test_and_get(&part->ref)) {
+			/*
+			 * The partition is already being removed,
+			 * the request will be accounted on the disk only
+			 *
+			 * We take a reference on disk->part0 although that
+			 * partition will never be deleted, so we can treat
+			 * it as any other partition.
+			 */
+			part = &rq->rq_disk->part0;
+			kref_get(&part->ref);
+		}
 		part_round_stats(cpu, part);
 		part_inc_in_flight(part, rw);
+		rq->part = part;
 	}
 
 	part_stat_unlock();
@@ -128,6 +142,7 @@
 	rq->ref_count = 1;
 	rq->start_time = jiffies;
 	set_start_time_ns(rq);
+	rq->part = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_rq_init);
 
@@ -1776,7 +1791,7 @@
 		int cpu;
 
 		cpu = part_stat_lock();
-		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(req));
+		part = req->part;
 		part_stat_add(cpu, part, sectors[rw], bytes >> 9);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
@@ -1796,13 +1811,14 @@
 		int cpu;
 
 		cpu = part_stat_lock();
-		part = disk_map_sector_rcu(req->rq_disk, blk_rq_pos(req));
+		part = req->part;
 
 		part_stat_inc(cpu, part, ios[rw]);
 		part_stat_add(cpu, part, ticks[rw], duration);
 		part_round_stats(cpu, part);
 		part_dec_in_flight(part, rw);
 
+		kref_put(&part->ref, __delete_partition);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
 }