diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 4ec88d08d04e..e0da5e56e499 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ static void __end_buffer_read_notouch(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
  */
 void end_buffer_read_sync(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 {
-	__end_buffer_read_notouch(bh, uptodate);
 	put_bh(bh);
+	__end_buffer_read_notouch(bh, uptodate);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(end_buffer_read_sync);