diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index d9178388cf48..de7143e2b361 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (!sdp)
 		return NULL;
 
-	sb->s_fs_info = sdp;
 	sdp->sd_vfs = sb;
 	sdp->sd_lkstats = alloc_percpu(struct gfs2_pcpu_lkstats);
 	if (!sdp->sd_lkstats) {
 		kfree(sdp);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	sb->s_fs_info = sdp;
 
 	set_bit(SDF_NOJOURNALID, &sdp->sd_flags);
 	gfs2_tune_init(&sdp->sd_tune);