diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index 789cdea05893bb8e3420ede5d1aa65e7af408e1b..ae95ee6a58aad6d005affa10bb270bdf1008e986 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
 
 	hd_struct_put(part);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(delete_partition);
 
 static ssize_t whole_disk_show(struct device *dev,
 			       struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index ee13a82f3f5ef526068122d9c3adc83586627a86..fe5f6403417f892d744a034ea0bdda9a21596fda 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1044,12 +1044,29 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo)
 	lo->lo_state = Lo_unbound;
 	/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-	if (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN && bdev)
-		ioctl_by_bdev(bdev, BLKRRPART, 0);
 	lo->lo_flags = 0;
 	if (!part_shift)
 		lo->lo_disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
 	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+
+	/*
+	 * Remove all partitions, since BLKRRPART won't remove user
+	 * added partitions when max_part=0
+	 */
+	if (bdev) {
+		struct disk_part_iter piter;
+		struct hd_struct *part;
+
+		mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, 1);
+		invalidate_partition(bdev->bd_disk, 0);
+		disk_part_iter_init(&piter, bdev->bd_disk,
+					DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY);
+		while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
+			delete_partition(bdev->bd_disk, part->partno);
+		disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);
+		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Need not hold lo_ctl_mutex to fput backing file.
 	 * Calling fput holding lo_ctl_mutex triggers a circular