diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 48fafb61f35e..735e01a0db6f 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -346,15 +346,15 @@ void kmem_cache_destroy(struct kmem_cache *s)
 	if (memcg_cleanup_cache_params(s) != 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	list_del(&s->list);
 	if (__kmem_cache_shutdown(s) != 0) {
-		list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "kmem_cache_destroy %s: "
 		       "Slab cache still has objects\n", s->name);
 		dump_stack();
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	list_del(&s->list);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
 	if (s->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU)
 		rcu_barrier();