diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 7479e7cb36b4..7bfebf5b2832 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3672,9 +3672,9 @@ static void scsi_disk_release(struct device *dev)
 
 	disk->private_data = NULL;
 	put_disk(disk);
-	put_device(&sdkp->device->sdev_gendev);
 
 	sd_zbc_release_disk(sdkp);
+	put_device(&sdkp->device->sdev_gendev);
 
 	kfree(sdkp);
 }