diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index f032e6e..e56fe35 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@
 void bdi_unregister(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
 	if (bdi->dev) {
+		bdi_set_min_ratio(bdi, 0);
 		trace_writeback_bdi_unregister(bdi);
 		bdi_prune_sb(bdi);
 		del_timer_sync(&bdi->wb.wakeup_timer);