diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index c682fb927b64..1b4b0d3d8889 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5626,8 +5626,8 @@ failed_mount8: __maybe_unused
 failed_mount3:
 	/* flush s_sb_upd_work before sbi destroy */
 	flush_work(&sbi->s_sb_upd_work);
-	del_timer_sync(&sbi->s_err_report);
 	ext4_stop_mmpd(sbi);
+	del_timer_sync(&sbi->s_err_report);
 	ext4_group_desc_free(sbi);
 failed_mount:
 	if (sbi->s_chksum_driver)