diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 74c35513ada5..49979c095f31 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2252,7 +2252,6 @@ static void blk_mq_del_queue_tag_set(struct request_queue *q)
 
 	mutex_lock(&set->tag_list_lock);
 	list_del_rcu(&q->tag_set_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->tag_set_list);
 	if (list_is_singular(&set->tag_list)) {
 		/* just transitioned to unshared */
 		set->flags &= ~BLK_MQ_F_TAG_SHARED;
@@ -2260,8 +2259,8 @@ static void blk_mq_del_queue_tag_set(struct request_queue *q)
 		blk_mq_update_tag_set_depth(set, false);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&set->tag_list_lock);
-
 	synchronize_rcu();
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->tag_set_list);
 }
 
 static void blk_mq_add_queue_tag_set(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,