diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
index bf4b9d282c04..6620b73d0490 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ static int dispatch_discard_io(struct xen_blkif *blkif,
 	unsigned long secure;
 	struct phys_req preq;
 
+	xen_blkif_get(blkif);
+
 	preq.sector_number = req->u.discard.sector_number;
 	preq.nr_sects      = req->u.discard.nr_sectors;
 
@@ -899,7 +901,6 @@ static int dispatch_discard_io(struct xen_blkif *blkif,
 	}
 	blkif->st_ds_req++;
 
-	xen_blkif_get(blkif);
 	secure = (blkif->vbd.discard_secure &&
 		 (req->u.discard.flag & BLKIF_DISCARD_SECURE)) ?
 		 BLKDEV_DISCARD_SECURE : 0;