diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c
index 3027cd2fb247937b5f11cd31c6f3907a3e718b43..6d3ed7c6e19ebb90216e757ec5f699a49b7cf1e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c
@@ -649,9 +649,6 @@ void rdma_alloc_commit_uobject(struct ib_uobject *uobj,
 {
 	struct ib_uverbs_file *ufile = attrs->ufile;
 
-	/* alloc_commit consumes the uobj kref */
-	uobj->uapi_object->type_class->alloc_commit(uobj);
-
 	/* kref is held so long as the uobj is on the uobj list. */
 	uverbs_uobject_get(uobj);
 	spin_lock_irq(&ufile->uobjects_lock);
@@ -661,6 +658,9 @@ void rdma_alloc_commit_uobject(struct ib_uobject *uobj,
 	/* matches atomic_set(-1) in alloc_uobj */
 	atomic_set(&uobj->usecnt, 0);
 
+	/* alloc_commit consumes the uobj kref */
+	uobj->uapi_object->type_class->alloc_commit(uobj);
+
 	/* Matches the down_read in rdma_alloc_begin_uobject */
 	up_read(&ufile->hw_destroy_rwsem);
 }