diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 53211838f72a..e4772a8340f8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ static void nfs_write_error_remove_page(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	nfs_unlock_request(req);
 	nfs_end_page_writeback(req);
-	nfs_release_request(req);
 	generic_error_remove_page(page_file_mapping(req->wb_page),
 				  req->wb_page);
+	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
 /*