diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 8399fe0651f22310281da125f58ac3ba122b90e0..553e841e897d10ef45ab2ab09667ac39015edb5d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -906,6 +906,12 @@ static void cached_dev_detach_finish(struct work_struct *w)
 
 	mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dc->writeback_rate_update);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dc->writeback_thread)) {
+		kthread_stop(dc->writeback_thread);
+		dc->writeback_thread = NULL;
+	}
+
 	memset(&dc->sb.set_uuid, 0, 16);
 	SET_BDEV_STATE(&dc->sb, BDEV_STATE_NONE);