diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index ebb854ed05a4..7beccede5360 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -761,20 +761,28 @@ static inline int idx_to_first_minor(int idx)
 
 static void bcache_device_free(struct bcache_device *d)
 {
+	struct gendisk *disk = d->disk;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&bch_register_lock);
 
-	pr_info("%s stopped", d->disk->disk_name);
+	if (disk)
+		pr_info("%s stopped", disk->disk_name);
+	else
+		pr_err("bcache device (NULL gendisk) stopped");
 
 	if (d->c)
 		bcache_device_detach(d);
-	if (d->disk && d->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
-		del_gendisk(d->disk);
-	if (d->disk && d->disk->queue)
-		blk_cleanup_queue(d->disk->queue);
-	if (d->disk) {
+
+	if (disk) {
+		if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
+			del_gendisk(disk);
+
+		if (disk->queue)
+			blk_cleanup_queue(disk->queue);
+
 		ida_simple_remove(&bcache_device_idx,
-				  first_minor_to_idx(d->disk->first_minor));
-		put_disk(d->disk);
+				  first_minor_to_idx(disk->first_minor));
+		put_disk(disk);
 	}
 
 	bioset_exit(&d->bio_split);