diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index 074fe85a20780..d69ef8a840b96 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -722,10 +722,10 @@ int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi)
 	 */
 	backend = psi->name;
 
-	module_put(owner);
-
 	pr_info("Registered %s as persistent store backend\n", psi->name);
 
+	module_put(owner);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pstore_register);