diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 922aa553e9e0c1f73c07749aceb1613d80d62d4c..493478989dbd4349b23716aa3dbdd92e0d1bc37f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -3832,6 +3832,8 @@ static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		goto bad;
 	}
+	atomic_set(&tc->refcount, 1);
+	init_completion(&tc->can_destroy);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&tc->list, &tc->pool->active_thins);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tc->pool->lock, flags);
 	/*
@@ -3844,9 +3846,6 @@ static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 
 	dm_put(pool_md);
 
-	atomic_set(&tc->refcount, 1);
-	init_completion(&tc->can_destroy);
-
 	return 0;
 
 bad: