diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 0be60bba58d3..180676d7115a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_get_command(struct scsi_device *dev, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->list_lock, flags);
 		list_add_tail(&cmd->list, &dev->cmd_list);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->list_lock, flags);
+		cmd->jiffies_at_alloc = jiffies;
 	} else
 		put_device(&dev->sdev_gendev);
 
-	cmd->jiffies_at_alloc = jiffies;
 	return cmd;
 }				
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_get_command);