diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 13a17ad646e0..dbd18b75ec91 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static struct blkcg_gq *blkg_alloc(struct blkcg *blkcg, struct request_queue *q,
 		blkg->pd[i] = pd;
 		pd->blkg = blkg;
 		pd->plid = i;
+		pd->online = false;
 	}
 
 	return blkg;
@@ -288,8 +289,11 @@ static struct blkcg_gq *blkg_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
 		for (i = 0; i < BLKCG_MAX_POLS; i++) {
 			struct blkcg_policy *pol = blkcg_policy[i];
 
-			if (blkg->pd[i] && pol->pd_online_fn)
-				pol->pd_online_fn(blkg->pd[i]);
+			if (blkg->pd[i]) {
+				if (pol->pd_online_fn)
+					pol->pd_online_fn(blkg->pd[i]);
+				blkg->pd[i]->online = true;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	blkg->online = true;
@@ -389,8 +393,11 @@ static void blkg_destroy(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
 	for (i = 0; i < BLKCG_MAX_POLS; i++) {
 		struct blkcg_policy *pol = blkcg_policy[i];
 
-		if (blkg->pd[i] && pol->pd_offline_fn)
-			pol->pd_offline_fn(blkg->pd[i]);
+		if (blkg->pd[i] && blkg->pd[i]->online) {
+			if (pol->pd_offline_fn)
+				pol->pd_offline_fn(blkg->pd[i]);
+			blkg->pd[i]->online = false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	blkg->online = false;
@@ -1364,6 +1371,7 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 		blkg->pd[pol->plid] = pd;
 		pd->blkg = blkg;
 		pd->plid = pol->plid;
+		pd->online = false;
 	}
 
 	/* all allocated, init in the same order */
@@ -1371,9 +1379,11 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 		list_for_each_entry_reverse(blkg, &q->blkg_list, q_node)
 			pol->pd_init_fn(blkg->pd[pol->plid]);
 
-	if (pol->pd_online_fn)
-		list_for_each_entry_reverse(blkg, &q->blkg_list, q_node)
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(blkg, &q->blkg_list, q_node) {
+		if (pol->pd_online_fn)
 			pol->pd_online_fn(blkg->pd[pol->plid]);
+		blkg->pd[pol->plid]->online = true;
+	}
 
 	__set_bit(pol->plid, q->blkcg_pols);
 	ret = 0;
@@ -1435,7 +1445,7 @@ void blkcg_deactivate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 
 		spin_lock(&blkcg->lock);
 		if (blkg->pd[pol->plid]) {
-			if (pol->pd_offline_fn)
+			if (blkg->pd[pol->plid]->online && pol->pd_offline_fn)
 				pol->pd_offline_fn(blkg->pd[pol->plid]);
 			pol->pd_free_fn(blkg->pd[pol->plid]);
 			blkg->pd[pol->plid] = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
index b89099360a86..d0a5e62cf520 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct blkg_policy_data {
 	/* the blkg and policy id this per-policy data belongs to */
 	struct blkcg_gq			*blkg;
 	int				plid;
+	bool				online;
 };
 
 /*