diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 4c94a6560f62..c6d7d1fce65a 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static void blkg_free_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (blkg->pd[i])
 			blkcg_policy[i]->pd_free_fn(blkg->pd[i]);
 
+	if (blkg->parent)
+		blkg_put(blkg->parent);
 	if (blkg->q)
 		blk_put_queue(blkg->q);
 	free_percpu(blkg->iostat_cpu);
@@ -158,8 +160,6 @@ static void __blkg_release(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 	/* release the blkcg and parent blkg refs this blkg has been holding */
 	css_put(&blkg->blkcg->css);
-	if (blkg->parent)
-		blkg_put(blkg->parent);
 	blkg_free(blkg);
 }