diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-io.c b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
index 8bdc8a87b249c4b9a0b46ab0e22308e30ed7c1d6..4d19c45158b45a695c31cc31415a15a8fb02c30e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ static void dec_count(struct io *io, unsigned int region, int error)
 
 static int endio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int done, int error)
 {
-	struct io *io = (struct io *) bio->bi_private;
+	struct io *io;
+	unsigned region;
 
 	/* keep going until we've finished */
 	if (bio->bi_size)
@@ -135,10 +136,17 @@ static int endio(struct bio *bio, unsigned int done, int error)
 	if (error && bio_data_dir(bio) == READ)
 		zero_fill_bio(bio);
 
-	dec_count(io, bio_get_region(bio), error);
+	/*
+	 * The bio destructor in bio_put() may use the io object.
+	 */
+	io = bio->bi_private;
+	region = bio_get_region(bio);
+
 	bio->bi_max_vecs++;
 	bio_put(bio);
 
+	dec_count(io, region, error);
+
 	return 0;
 }