1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index a6bb5863e8f3..89e07e5af577 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -410,13 +410,14 @@ int del_mtd_blktrans_dev(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *old)
                 BUG();
         }
 
-        /* Stop new requests to arrive */
-        del_gendisk(old->disk);
-
         if (old->disk_attributes)
                 sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(old->disk)->kobj,
                                                 old->disk_attributes);
 
+        /* Stop new requests to arrive */
+        del_gendisk(old->disk);
+
+
         /* Stop the thread */
         kthread_stop(old->thread);