diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
index 0f0251d0d337fff94b1e41d11940d658874eda17..d31d18d9727c69d555d7971e53ddde6b6c401bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin-metadata.c
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@ static int __write_initial_superblock(struct dm_pool_metadata *pmd)
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
-	r = save_sm_roots(pmd);
+	r = dm_tm_pre_commit(pmd->tm);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
-	r = dm_tm_pre_commit(pmd->tm);
+	r = save_sm_roots(pmd);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;