diff --git a/fs/filesystems.c b/fs/filesystems.c
index 751d6b255a12ab1abcf71e817f80f4ce11bbd647..0845f84f2a5fe2b8eaf95aaac05a06cfe21f79e0 100644
--- a/fs/filesystems.c
+++ b/fs/filesystems.c
@@ -110,14 +110,13 @@ int unregister_filesystem(struct file_system_type * fs)
 			*tmp = fs->next;
 			fs->next = NULL;
 			write_unlock(&file_systems_lock);
+			synchronize_rcu();
 			return 0;
 		}
 		tmp = &(*tmp)->next;
 	}
 	write_unlock(&file_systems_lock);
 
-	synchronize_rcu();
-
 	return -EINVAL;
 }