diff --git a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
index b092c7b5282f..3ad18246fcb3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
@@ -2139,6 +2139,7 @@ int md_bitmap_resize(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t blocks,
 		memcpy(page_address(store.sb_page),
 		       page_address(bitmap->storage.sb_page),
 		       sizeof(bitmap_super_t));
+	spin_lock_irq(&bitmap->counts.lock);
 	md_bitmap_file_unmap(&bitmap->storage);
 	bitmap->storage = store;
 
@@ -2154,7 +2155,6 @@ int md_bitmap_resize(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t blocks,
 	blocks = min(old_counts.chunks << old_counts.chunkshift,
 		     chunks << chunkshift);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&bitmap->counts.lock);
 	/* For cluster raid, need to pre-allocate bitmap */
 	if (mddev_is_clustered(bitmap->mddev)) {
 		unsigned long page;