diff --git a/volume/local/local.go b/volume/local/local.go
index b4f3a3669a..246a13df7d 100644
--- a/volume/local/local.go
+++ b/volume/local/local.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -335,8 +336,15 @@ func (v *localVolume) Unmount(id string) error {
 	// ultimately there's nothing that can be done. If we don't decrement the count
 	// this volume can never be removed until a daemon restart occurs.
 	if v.needsMount() {
-		v.active.count--
-		logger.WithField("active mounts", v.active).Debug("Decremented active mount count")
+		// TODO: Remove once the real bug is fixed: https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/46508
+		if v.active.count > 0 {
+			v.active.count--
+			logger.WithField("active mounts", v.active).Debug("Decremented active mount count")
+		} else {
+			logger.Error("An attempt to decrement a zero mount count")
+			logger.Error(string(debug.Stack()))
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	if v.active.count > 0 {
diff --git a/volume/mounts/mounts.go b/volume/mounts/mounts.go
index bc90bb9def..2147f697aa 100644
--- a/volume/mounts/mounts.go
+++ b/volume/mounts/mounts.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
@@ -83,11 +84,22 @@ func (m *MountPoint) Cleanup() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	logger := log.G(context.TODO()).WithFields(log.Fields{"active": m.active, "id": m.ID})
+
+	// TODO: Remove once the real bug is fixed: https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/46508
+	if m.active == 0 {
+		logger.Error("An attempt to decrement a zero mount count")
+		logger.Error(string(debug.Stack()))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if err := m.Volume.Unmount(m.ID); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error unmounting volume %s", m.Volume.Name())
 	}
 
 	m.active--
+	logger.Debug("MountPoint.Cleanup Decrement active count")
+
 	if m.active == 0 {
 		m.ID = ""
 	}