diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 6b51afa1aae1..db504d021a6e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1148,7 +1148,6 @@ extern int drbd_bitmap_io_from_worker(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 		char *why, enum bm_flag flags);
 extern int drbd_bmio_set_n_write(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_bmio_clear_n_write(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
-extern void drbd_go_diskless(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern void drbd_ldev_destroy(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 
 /* Meta data layout
@@ -2053,9 +2052,11 @@ static inline void put_ldev(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 		if (mdev->state.disk == D_DISKLESS)
 			/* even internal references gone, safe to destroy */
 			drbd_ldev_destroy(mdev);
-		if (mdev->state.disk == D_FAILED)
+		if (mdev->state.disk == D_FAILED) {
 			/* all application IO references gone. */
-			drbd_go_diskless(mdev);
+			if (!test_and_set_bit(GO_DISKLESS, &mdev->flags))
+				drbd_queue_work(&mdev->tconn->sender_work, &mdev->go_diskless);
+		}
 		wake_up(&mdev->misc_wait);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index e98da675f0c1..731a28eedc56 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -3252,13 +3252,6 @@ static int w_go_diskless(struct drbd_work *w, int unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void drbd_go_diskless(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
-{
-	D_ASSERT(mdev->state.disk == D_FAILED);
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(GO_DISKLESS, &mdev->flags))
-		drbd_queue_work(&mdev->tconn->sender_work, &mdev->go_diskless);
-}
-
 /**
  * drbd_queue_bitmap_io() - Queues an IO operation on the whole bitmap
  * @mdev:	DRBD device.