diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c b/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
index aa5ac6efd9b94c2937bb8bcdd4d0797e43f66c1a..d3f1a087ecedf8545d4e765716a79c94406f6458 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
@@ -1339,13 +1339,14 @@ static void mspro_block_remove(struct memstick_dev *card)
 	struct mspro_block_data *msb = memstick_get_drvdata(card);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	del_gendisk(msb->disk);
-	dev_dbg(&card->dev, "mspro block remove\n");
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&msb->q_lock, flags);
 	msb->eject = 1;
 	blk_start_queue(msb->queue);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&msb->q_lock, flags);
 
+	del_gendisk(msb->disk);
+	dev_dbg(&card->dev, "mspro block remove\n");
+
 	blk_cleanup_queue(msb->queue);
 	msb->queue = NULL;