diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 6fcfaca82332..e44ac718f1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_rereg_mr(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		}
 	}
 
+	old_pd = mr->pd;
 	ret = mr->device->ops.rereg_user_mr(mr, cmd.flags, cmd.start,
 					    cmd.length, cmd.hca_va,
 					    cmd.access_flags, pd,
@@ -827,7 +828,6 @@ static int ib_uverbs_rereg_mr(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs)
 		goto put_uobj_pd;
 
 	if (cmd.flags & IB_MR_REREG_PD) {
-		old_pd = mr->pd;
 		atomic_inc(&pd->usecnt);
 		mr->pd = pd;
 		atomic_dec(&old_pd->usecnt);