diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 263bbe34d3f0..a4ab7779e020 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -5005,14 +5005,14 @@ static void __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 		return;
 
 	memflags = memalloc_noio_save();
-	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list)
-		blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave(q);
-
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list) {
 		blk_mq_debugfs_unregister_hctxs(q);
 		blk_mq_sysfs_unregister_hctxs(q);
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list)
+		blk_mq_freeze_queue_nomemsave(q);
+
 	if (blk_mq_realloc_tag_set_tags(set, nr_hw_queues) < 0)
 		goto reregister;
 
@@ -5035,16 +5035,15 @@ static void __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 		blk_mq_map_swqueue(q);
 	}
 
+	/* elv_update_nr_hw_queues() unfreeze queue for us */
+	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list)
+		elv_update_nr_hw_queues(q);
+
 reregister:
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list) {
 		blk_mq_sysfs_register_hctxs(q);
 		blk_mq_debugfs_register_hctxs(q);
 	}
-
-	/* elv_update_nr_hw_queues() unfreeze queue for us */
-	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list)
-		elv_update_nr_hw_queues(q);
-
 	memalloc_noio_restore(memflags);
 
 	/* Free the excess tags when nr_hw_queues shrink. */