diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 1ee0023..dcadea2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -4795,9 +4795,11 @@
 
 	drbd_md_sync(device);
 
-	/* serialize with bitmap writeout triggered by the state change,
-	 * if any. */
-	wait_event(device->misc_wait, !test_bit(BITMAP_IO, &device->flags));
+	if (get_ldev(device)) {
+		drbd_bitmap_io(device, &drbd_bm_write_copy_pages,
+				"write from disconnected", BM_LOCKED_CHANGE_ALLOWED);
+		put_ldev(device);
+	}
 
 	/* tcp_close and release of sendpage pages can be deferred.  I don't
 	 * want to use SO_LINGER, because apparently it can be deferred for