diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index e3ee387a6dfe..37496d83661a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -844,10 +844,10 @@ static int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	if (error && !test_bit(SDF_SHUTDOWN, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		return error;
 
+	flush_workqueue(gfs2_delete_workqueue);
 	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
 	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
 
-	flush_workqueue(gfs2_delete_workqueue);
 	gfs2_quota_sync(sdp->sd_vfs, 0);
 	gfs2_statfs_sync(sdp->sd_vfs, 0);