diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index ce7fbf8d85a..93eb3e4f88c 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	/* mark @q DEAD, no new request or merges will be allowed afterwards */
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DEAD, q);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(lock);
 
 	/*
@@ -498,10 +497,6 @@ void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_NOMERGES, q);
 	queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_NOXMERGES, q);
 	queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_DEAD, q);
-
-	if (q->queue_lock != &q->__queue_lock)
-		q->queue_lock = &q->__queue_lock;
-
 	spin_unlock_irq(lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 
@@ -512,6 +507,11 @@ void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	del_timer_sync(&q->backing_dev_info.laptop_mode_wb_timer);
 	blk_sync_queue(q);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(lock);
+	if (q->queue_lock != &q->__queue_lock)
+		q->queue_lock = &q->__queue_lock;
+	spin_unlock_irq(lock);
+
 	/* @q is and will stay empty, shutdown and put */
 	blk_put_queue(q);
 }