diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 4e23958c2509..3a749c3a92e3 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -643,9 +643,8 @@ static void free_ioctx_users(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 	while (!list_empty(&ctx->active_reqs)) {
 		req = list_first_entry(&ctx->active_reqs,
 				       struct aio_kiocb, ki_list);
-
-		list_del_init(&req->ki_list);
 		kiocb_cancel(req);
+		list_del_init(&req->ki_list);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->ctx_lock);