diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 70dcb07e7fa5..ffdcc6a2e0de 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1082,16 +1082,30 @@ void emergency_remount(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline bool get_active_super(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	bool active = false;
+
+	if (super_lock_excl(sb)) {
+		active = atomic_inc_not_zero(&sb->s_active);
+		super_unlock_excl(sb);
+	}
+	return active;
+}
+
 static void do_thaw_all_callback(struct super_block *sb, void *unused)
 {
-	if (!super_lock_excl(sb))
+	if (!get_active_super(sb))
 		return;
 
+	/* fs_bdev_thaw() acquires s_umount so it must not be held here */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLOCK))
 		while (sb->s_bdev && !bdev_thaw(sb->s_bdev))
 			pr_warn("Emergency Thaw on %pg\n", sb->s_bdev);
 
-	thaw_super_locked(sb, FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE, NULL);
+	if (super_lock_excl(sb))
+		thaw_super_locked(sb, FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE, NULL);
+	deactivate_super(sb);
 }
 
 static void do_thaw_all(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1117,17 +1131,6 @@ void emergency_thaw_all(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline bool get_active_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	bool active = false;
-
-	if (super_lock_excl(sb)) {
-		active = atomic_inc_not_zero(&sb->s_active);
-		super_unlock_excl(sb);
-	}
-	return active;
-}
-
 static const char *filesystems_freeze_ptr = "filesystems_freeze";
 
 static void filesystems_freeze_callback(struct super_block *sb, void *freeze_all_ptr)