diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index edf8b632e3d27..f46e26c9d9b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -801,9 +801,9 @@ static void recv_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (likely(!blk_should_fake_timeout(rq->q)))
 			blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
 	}
+	nbd_config_put(nbd);
 	atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads);
 	wake_up(&config->recv_wq);
-	nbd_config_put(nbd);
 	kfree(args);
 }