diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index 799b59d96fe2..7dba96d5fef1 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ static int cachefiles_read_waiter(wait_queue_t *wait, unsigned mode,
 	object = container_of(op->op.object, struct cachefiles_object, fscache);
 	spin_lock(&object->work_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&monitor->op_link, &op->to_do);
+	fscache_enqueue_retrieval(op);
 	spin_unlock(&object->work_lock);
 
-	fscache_enqueue_retrieval(op);
 	fscache_put_retrieval(op);
 	return 0;
 }