diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 9bcde232589318..e21d2ded732b73 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ static void nbd_clear_sock_ioctl(struct nbd_device *nbd,
 				 struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	sock_shutdown(nbd);
-	kill_bdev(bdev);
+	__invalidate_device(bdev, true);
 	nbd_bdev_reset(bdev);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(NBD_HAS_CONFIG_REF,
 			       &nbd->config->runtime_flags))