1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 070ee4a3b225..ffc88cc00fda 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ int reserve_memtype(u64 start, u64 end, unsigned long req_type,
                                               req_type & _PAGE_CACHE_MASK);
         }
 
+        if (new_type)
+                *new_type = actual_type;
+
         /*
          * For legacy reasons, some parts of the physical address range in the
          * legacy 1MB region is treated as non-RAM (even when listed as RAM in
@@ -356,9 +359,6 @@ int reserve_memtype(u64 start, u64 end, unsigned long req_type,
         new->end        = end;
         new->type       = actual_type;
 
-        if (new_type)
-                *new_type = actual_type;
-
         spin_lock(&memtype_lock);
 
         if (cached_entry && start >= cached_start)