diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 85ae755913e9..0b6928e948f3 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ int disk_scan_partitions(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		ret =  PTR_ERR(bdev);
 	else
-		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mode & ~FMODE_EXCL);
 
 	if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL))
 		bd_abort_claiming(disk->part0, disk_scan_partitions);