diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index a0a2568596622..b9693680463aa 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5154,8 +5154,8 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 failed_mount3a:
 	ext4_es_unregister_shrinker(sbi);
 failed_mount3:
-	del_timer_sync(&sbi->s_err_report);
 	flush_work(&sbi->s_error_work);
+	del_timer_sync(&sbi->s_err_report);
 	if (sbi->s_mmp_tsk)
 		kthread_stop(sbi->s_mmp_tsk);
 failed_mount2: