diff --git a/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c b/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
index 9ed4375300384a7b0f8bb6de4541a70045ca9848..aa24b749b087bb396070cbd7287700588f840ab7 100644
--- a/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
+++ b/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ int lmv_check_connect(struct obd_device *obd) {
         }
 
         lmv_set_timeouts(obd);
-
         class_export_put(exp);
         return 0;
 
@@ -335,8 +334,6 @@ static int lmv_disconnect(struct obd_export *exp, int flags)
         if (lmv->refcount != 0)
                 goto out_local;
 
-        lmv->connected = 0;
-
         for (i = 0; i < lmv->desc.ld_tgt_count; i++) {
                 if (lmv->tgts[i].ltd_exp == NULL)
                         continue;
@@ -379,6 +376,8 @@ out_local:
         if (!lmv->connected)
                 class_export_put(exp);
         rc = class_disconnect(exp, 0);
+        if (lmv->refcount == 0)
+                lmv->connected = 0;
         RETURN(rc);
 }