diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 22faaea5f3e1..c734bc6cf32e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -1156,9 +1156,13 @@ 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_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
 	xfs_icsb_destroy_counters(mp);
 	xfs_close_devices(mp);
 	xfs_free_fsname(mp);