diff --git a/block/bounce.c b/block/bounce.c
index ab21ba203d5c7744f4da2afbba85ed45dde86b98..ed9dd80671204bdebc4005544097fb05b6c90c62 100644
--- a/block/bounce.c
+++ b/block/bounce.c
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ static void __blk_queue_bounce(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio_orig,
 		if (page_to_pfn(page) <= queue_bounce_pfn(q) && !force)
 			continue;
 
-		inc_zone_page_state(to->bv_page, NR_BOUNCE);
 		to->bv_page = mempool_alloc(pool, q->bounce_gfp);
+		inc_zone_page_state(to->bv_page, NR_BOUNCE);
 
 		if (rw == WRITE) {
 			char *vto, *vfrom;