diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 894992ae9be0..362efc8dd16f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ static void cache_set_free(struct closure *cl)
 	bch_btree_cache_free(c);
 	bch_journal_free(c);
 
+	mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);
 	for_each_cache(ca, c, i)
 		if (ca) {
 			ca->set = NULL;
@@ -1379,7 +1380,6 @@ static void cache_set_free(struct closure *cl)
 		mempool_destroy(c->search);
 	kfree(c->devices);
 
-	mutex_lock(&bch_register_lock);
 	list_del(&c->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&bch_register_lock);