diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 9ade720422c685f01ab8f7fe3b625bfc054390d7..ee02d3838a0a41e09fbfff0096483ad3a24eb968 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1011,8 +1011,8 @@ int scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 
 err_exit:
 	scsi_release_buffers(cmd);
-	scsi_put_command(cmd);
 	cmd->request->special = NULL;
+	scsi_put_command(cmd);
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_init_io);