diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 4dc95a463505..1c05dd4c6980 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -663,12 +663,12 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	 */
 	if (!test_bit(GD_DEAD, &disk->state))
 		blk_report_disk_dead(disk, false);
-	__blk_mark_disk_dead(disk);
 
 	/*
 	 * Drop all partitions now that the disk is marked dead.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex);
+	__blk_mark_disk_dead(disk);
 	xa_for_each_start(&disk->part_tbl, idx, part, 1)
 		drop_partition(part);
 	mutex_unlock(&disk->open_mutex);