diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index c2fcf28..3d38481 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	unsigned fail_count;		/* Cumulative failure count */
 
 	struct dm_path path;
+	struct work_struct deactivate_path;
 };
 
 #define path_to_pgpath(__pgp) container_of((__pgp), struct pgpath, path)
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
 static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work);
 static void trigger_event(struct work_struct *work);
 static void activate_path(struct work_struct *work);
+static void deactivate_path(struct work_struct *work);
 
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------
@@ -122,8 +124,10 @@
 {
 	struct pgpath *pgpath = kzalloc(sizeof(*pgpath), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (pgpath)
+	if (pgpath) {
 		pgpath->path.is_active = 1;
+		INIT_WORK(&pgpath->deactivate_path, deactivate_path);
+	}
 
 	return pgpath;
 }
@@ -133,6 +137,14 @@
 	kfree(pgpath);
 }
 
+static void deactivate_path(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct pgpath *pgpath =
+		container_of(work, struct pgpath, deactivate_path);
+
+	blk_abort_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev->bd_disk->queue);
+}
+
 static struct priority_group *alloc_priority_group(void)
 {
 	struct priority_group *pg;
@@ -870,6 +882,7 @@
 		      pgpath->path.dev->name, m->nr_valid_paths);
 
 	queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
+	queue_work(kmultipathd, &pgpath->deactivate_path);
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);