diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 1e60d957b7c1..3957ff246bff 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5185,8 +5185,8 @@ 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);
 	ext4_stop_mmpd(sbi);
+	del_timer_sync(&sbi->s_err_report);
 failed_mount2:
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	group_desc = rcu_dereference(sbi->s_group_desc);