diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 9b380125eb78..d35bb49d1d3f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ enum {
 	SDF_REMOTE_WITHDRAW	= 13, /* Performing remote recovery */
 	SDF_WITHDRAW_RECOVERY	= 14, /* Wait for journal recovery when we are
 					 withdrawing */
+	SDF_DEACTIVATING	= 15,
 };
 
 enum gfs2_freeze_state {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index f13a940f99d3..c9fef0678320 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ static void gfs2_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 	sdp->sd_root_dir = NULL;
 	sdp->sd_master_dir = NULL;
 	shrink_dcache_sb(sb);
+	set_bit(SDF_DEACTIVATING, &sdp->sd_flags);
 	kill_block_super(sb);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index d87ea98cf535..c40118ea4bbc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static ssize_t status_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
 		     "Withdraw In Prog:         %d\n"
 		     "Remote Withdraw:          %d\n"
 		     "Withdraw Recovery:        %d\n"
+		     "Deactivating:             %d\n"
 		     "sd_log_error:             %d\n"
 		     "sd_log_flush_lock:        %d\n"
 		     "sd_log_num_revoke:        %u\n"
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ static ssize_t status_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
 		     test_bit(SDF_WITHDRAW_IN_PROG, &f),
 		     test_bit(SDF_REMOTE_WITHDRAW, &f),
 		     test_bit(SDF_WITHDRAW_RECOVERY, &f),
+		     test_bit(SDF_DEACTIVATING, &f),
 		     sdp->sd_log_error,
 		     rwsem_is_locked(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock),
 		     sdp->sd_log_num_revoke,