diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 9cf4b926f8e4..8bed0557d88c 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1248,8 +1248,8 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 			bd_set_size(bdev, (loff_t)bdev->bd_part->nr_sects << 9);
 		}
 	} else {
-		put_disk(disk);
 		module_put(disk->fops->owner);
+		put_disk(disk);
 		disk = NULL;
 		if (bdev->bd_contains == bdev) {
 			if (bdev->bd_disk->fops->open) {