diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 8d1b7757f1e4..7c91d9195da8 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ static void blkg_free_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (blkg->pd[i])
 			blkcg_policy[i]->pd_free_fn(blkg->pd[i]);
 
-	if (blkg->parent)
-		blkg_put(blkg->parent);
 	if (blkg->q)
 		blk_put_queue(blkg->q);
 	free_percpu(blkg->iostat_cpu);
@@ -129,6 +127,8 @@ static void __blkg_release(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 	/* release the blkcg and parent blkg refs this blkg has been holding */
 	css_put(&blkg->blkcg->css);
+	if (blkg->parent)
+		blkg_put(blkg->parent);
 	blkg_free(blkg);
 }