diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index d96aa8094736..d3a33a95e527 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7187,9 +7187,10 @@ static const struct file_operations md_seq_fops = {
 
 int register_md_personality(struct md_personality *p)
 {
+	printk(KERN_INFO "md: %s personality registered for level %d\n",
+						p->name, p->level);
 	spin_lock(&pers_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&p->list, &pers_list);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "md: %s personality registered for level %d\n", p->name, p->level);
 	spin_unlock(&pers_lock);
 	return 0;
 }