diff --git a/src/osd/PrimaryLogPG.cc b/src/osd/PrimaryLogPG.cc
index f1a897aa7d788..0b88929c9b339 100644
--- a/src/osd/PrimaryLogPG.cc
+++ b/src/osd/PrimaryLogPG.cc
@@ -10418,7 +10418,8 @@ void PrimaryLogPG::on_removal(ObjectStore::Transaction *t)
 
   write_if_dirty(*t);
 
-  on_shutdown();
+  if (!deleting)
+    on_shutdown();
 }
 
 void PrimaryLogPG::on_shutdown()