diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index c734bc6cf32e..8c4f4476e5c2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,11 @@ xfs_fs_put_super(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = XFS_M(sb);
 
+	/*
+	 * Unregister the memory shrinker before we tear down the mount
+	 * structure so we don't have memory reclaim racing with us here.
+	 */
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
 	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
 
 	/*
@@ -1156,11 +1161,6 @@ xfs_fs_put_super(
 
 	XFS_bflush(mp->m_ddev_targp);
 
-	/*
-	 * Unregister the memory shrinker before we tear down the mount
-	 * structure so we don't have memory reclaim racing with us here.
-	 */
-	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
 	xfs_unmountfs(mp);
 	xfs_freesb(mp);
 	xfs_icsb_destroy_counters(mp);