diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index e0e08f5e0a76..aa9bb213fe70 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ struct drbd_conf {
 	union drbd_state state;
 	wait_queue_head_t misc_wait;
 	wait_queue_head_t state_wait;  /* upon each state change. */
+	wait_queue_head_t net_cnt_wait;
 	unsigned int send_cnt;
 	unsigned int recv_cnt;
 	unsigned int read_cnt;
@@ -2018,7 +2019,7 @@ static inline void inc_unacked(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 static inline void put_net_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&mdev->net_cnt))
-		wake_up(&mdev->misc_wait);
+		wake_up(&mdev->net_cnt_wait);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 440b1d5dcfe2..9fe9bdd9e33d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2763,6 +2763,7 @@ void drbd_init_set_defaults(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->misc_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->state_wait);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->net_cnt_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->ee_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->al_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mdev->seq_wait);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 224c79ed16e9..22d74d79ba42 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -3775,7 +3775,7 @@ static void drbd_disconnect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 
 	if (os.conn == C_DISCONNECTING) {
 		struct hlist_head *h;
-		wait_event(mdev->misc_wait, atomic_read(&mdev->net_cnt) == 0);
+		wait_event(mdev->net_cnt_wait, atomic_read(&mdev->net_cnt) == 0);
 
 		/* we must not free the tl_hash
 		 * while application io is still on the fly */