diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index cf2780cb44a7..485a258b0ab3 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ struct block_device *bdev_alloc(struct gendisk *disk, u8 partno)
 	bdev = I_BDEV(inode);
 	mutex_init(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&bdev->bd_size_lock);
-	bdev->bd_disk = disk;
 	bdev->bd_partno = partno;
 	bdev->bd_inode = inode;
 	bdev->bd_stats = alloc_percpu(struct disk_stats);
@@ -498,6 +497,7 @@ struct block_device *bdev_alloc(struct gendisk *disk, u8 partno)
 		iput(inode);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	bdev->bd_disk = disk;
 	return bdev;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 7b6e5e1cf956..496e8458c357 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ struct gendisk *__alloc_disk_node(struct request_queue *q, int node_id,
 
 out_destroy_part_tbl:
 	xa_destroy(&disk->part_tbl);
+	disk->part0->bd_disk = NULL;
 	iput(disk->part0->bd_inode);
 out_free_bdi:
 	bdi_put(disk->bdi);