diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 7cb0672294df..70a344d86444 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -720,9 +720,9 @@ void gfs2_clear_rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		}
 
 		gfs2_free_clones(rgd);
+		return_all_reservations(rgd);
 		kfree(rgd->rd_bits);
 		rgd->rd_bits = NULL;
-		return_all_reservations(rgd);
 		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep, rgd);
 	}
 }