diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 883dfebd3014b..baebbdfd74d54 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ static void nbd_size_set(struct nbd_device *nbd, loff_t blocksize,
 	struct nbd_config *config = nbd->config;
 	config->blksize = blocksize;
 	config->bytesize = blocksize * nr_blocks;
-	nbd_size_update(nbd);
 }
 
 static void nbd_complete_rq(struct request *req)
@@ -1094,6 +1093,7 @@ static int nbd_start_device(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 		args->index = i;
 		queue_work(recv_workqueue, &args->work);
 	}
+	nbd_size_update(nbd);
 	return error;
 }