diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
index 1e9c50a7256c..6b7d4cab3687 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pf.c
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ static void __init pf_init_units(void)
 		disk->queue = blk_mq_init_sq_queue(&pf->tag_set, &pf_mq_ops,
 							1, BLK_MQ_F_SHOULD_MERGE);
 		if (IS_ERR(disk->queue)) {
-			put_disk(disk);
 			disk->queue = NULL;
+			put_disk(disk);
 			continue;
 		}