diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index f6dad0886a2f..850bfb844ed2 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -683,6 +683,10 @@ static void __blk_mq_free_request(struct request *rq)
 	blk_crypto_free_request(rq);
 	blk_pm_mark_last_busy(rq);
 	rq->mq_hctx = NULL;
+
+	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT)
+		__blk_mq_dec_active_requests(hctx);
+
 	if (rq->tag != BLK_MQ_NO_TAG)
 		blk_mq_put_tag(hctx->tags, ctx, rq->tag);
 	if (sched_tag != BLK_MQ_NO_TAG)
@@ -694,15 +698,11 @@ static void __blk_mq_free_request(struct request *rq)
 void blk_mq_free_request(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
-	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = rq->mq_hctx;
 
 	if ((rq->rq_flags & RQF_ELVPRIV) &&
 	    q->elevator->type->ops.finish_request)
 		q->elevator->type->ops.finish_request(rq);
 
-	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT)
-		__blk_mq_dec_active_requests(hctx);
-
 	if (unlikely(laptop_mode && !blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq)))
 		laptop_io_completion(q->disk->bdi);