diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 4b52a1690329..132c9f371dce 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1142,13 +1142,6 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 	     (info->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR))
 		lo->lo_flags ^= LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
 
-	if ((info->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN) &&
-	     !(lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN)) {
-		lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN;
-		lo->lo_disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
-		loop_reread_partitions(lo, lo->lo_device);
-	}
-
 	lo->lo_encrypt_key_size = info->lo_encrypt_key_size;
 	lo->lo_init[0] = info->lo_init[0];
 	lo->lo_init[1] = info->lo_init[1];
@@ -1163,6 +1156,14 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 
  exit:
 	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+
+	if (!err && (info->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN) &&
+	     !(lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN)) {
+		lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN;
+		lo->lo_disk->flags &= ~GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
+		loop_reread_partitions(lo, lo->lo_device);
+	}
+
 	return err;
 }