diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index a853c65ac65d..215fc18115b7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -1024,9 +1024,9 @@ static void recv_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	nbd_mark_nsock_dead(nbd, nsock, 1);
 	mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
 
-	nbd_config_put(nbd);
 	atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads);
 	wake_up(&config->recv_wq);
+	nbd_config_put(nbd);
 	kfree(args);
 }