diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index 58c6efa9f9a9..9fe5952d117d 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ static void bfqg_and_blkg_get(struct bfq_group *bfqg)
 
 void bfqg_and_blkg_put(struct bfq_group *bfqg)
 {
-	bfqg_put(bfqg);
-
 	blkg_put(bfqg_to_blkg(bfqg));
+
+	bfqg_put(bfqg);
 }
 
 /* @stats = 0 */