diff --git a/src/common/lockdep.cc b/src/common/lockdep.cc
index f3700c2a07faa..d7a165ff9cf1b 100644
--- a/src/common/lockdep.cc
+++ b/src/common/lockdep.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace std {
 #define BACKTRACE_SKIP 2
 
 /******* Globals **********/
-int g_lockdep = 0;
+bool g_lockdep;
 struct lockdep_stopper_t {
   // disable lockdep when this module destructs.
   ~lockdep_stopper_t() {
diff --git a/src/common/lockdep.h b/src/common/lockdep.h
index 63d2f0dd68e13..ffafc300c3a4b 100644
--- a/src/common/lockdep.h
+++ b/src/common/lockdep.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 class CephContext;
 
-extern int g_lockdep;
+extern bool g_lockdep;
 
 extern void lockdep_register_ceph_context(CephContext *cct);
 extern void lockdep_unregister_ceph_context(CephContext *cct);
diff --git a/src/test/common/test_mutex.cc b/src/test/common/test_mutex.cc
index b62341e714221..a4b496103e7cc 100644
--- a/src/test/common/test_mutex.cc
+++ b/src/test/common/test_mutex.cc
@@ -24,14 +24,23 @@ namespace ceph
   }
 }
 
-void do_init() {
-  static CephContext* cct = nullptr;
+static CephContext* cct;
+
+static void do_init() {
   if (cct == nullptr) {
     cct = new CephContext(0);
     lockdep_register_ceph_context(cct);
   }
 }
 
+static void disable_lockdep() {
+  if (cct) {
+    lockdep_unregister_ceph_context(cct);
+    cct->put();
+    cct = nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(Mutex, NormalAsserts) {
   Mutex* m = new Mutex("Normal",false);
   m->Lock();
@@ -40,7 +49,6 @@ TEST(Mutex, NormalAsserts) {
 
 TEST(Mutex, RecursiveWithLockdep) {
   do_init();
-  g_lockdep = 1;
   Mutex* m = new Mutex("Recursive1",true);
   m->Lock();
   m->Lock();
@@ -50,8 +58,7 @@ TEST(Mutex, RecursiveWithLockdep) {
 }
 
 TEST(Mutex, RecursiveWithoutLockdep) {
-  do_init();
-  g_lockdep = 0;
+  disable_lockdep();
   Mutex* m = new Mutex("Recursive2",true);
   m->Lock();
   m->Lock();