diff --git a/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c b/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 1ecb179b8604..ff1cc968f96d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -2249,10 +2249,11 @@ static void cfq_put_cfqd(struct cfq_data *cfqd)
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&cfqd->ref))
 		return;
 
-	cfq_shutdown_timer_wq(cfqd);
-
 	blk_put_queue(q);
 
+	cfq_shutdown_timer_wq(cfqd);
+	q->elevator->elevator_data = NULL;
+
 	mempool_destroy(cfqd->crq_pool);
 	kfree(cfqd->crq_hash);
 	kfree(cfqd->cfq_hash);