diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index b39f5dc0f47b..4e1beb7ee83f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -3061,6 +3061,8 @@ static enum drbd_ret_code adm_delete_minor(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	     * we may want to delete a minor from a live replication group.
 	     */
 	    mdev->state.role == R_SECONDARY) {
+		_drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS),
+				    CS_VERBOSE + CS_WAIT_COMPLETE);
 		idr_remove(&mdev->tconn->volumes, mdev->vnr);
 		idr_remove(&minors, mdev_to_minor(mdev));
 		del_gendisk(mdev->vdisk);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 3a7e54b8f418..d4e677c9c764 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -3628,6 +3628,7 @@ static union drbd_state convert_state(union drbd_state ps)
 	union drbd_state ms;
 
 	static enum drbd_conns c_tab[] = {
+		[C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS] = C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS,
 		[C_CONNECTED] = C_CONNECTED,
 
 		[C_STARTING_SYNC_S] = C_STARTING_SYNC_T,
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index c4d0d96d7906..633b52c72444 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ static int cl_wide_st_chg(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 		  (os.conn != C_STARTING_SYNC_S && ns.conn == C_STARTING_SYNC_S) ||
 		  (os.disk != D_DISKLESS && ns.disk == D_DISKLESS))) ||
 		(os.conn >= C_CONNECTED && ns.conn == C_DISCONNECTING) ||
-		(os.conn == C_CONNECTED && ns.conn == C_VERIFY_S);
+		(os.conn == C_CONNECTED && ns.conn == C_VERIFY_S) ||
+		(os.conn == C_CONNECTED && ns.conn == C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS);
 }
 
 static union drbd_state
@@ -1202,7 +1203,8 @@ static void after_state_ch(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state os,
 	}
 
 	/* Do not change the order of the if above and the two below... */
-	if (os.pdsk == D_DISKLESS && ns.pdsk > D_DISKLESS) {      /* attach on the peer */
+	if (os.pdsk == D_DISKLESS &&
+	    ns.pdsk > D_DISKLESS && ns.pdsk != D_UNKNOWN) {      /* attach on the peer */
 		drbd_send_uuids(mdev);
 		drbd_send_state(mdev);
 	}