diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index c18b7c096c8df..642c8bae0df0c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ static void raid_end_bio_io(struct r1bio *r1_bio)
 {
 	struct bio *bio = r1_bio->master_bio;
 	struct r1conf *conf = r1_bio->mddev->private;
+	sector_t sector = r1_bio->sector;
 
 	/* if nobody has done the final endio yet, do it now */
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(R1BIO_Returned, &r1_bio->state)) {
@@ -321,13 +322,13 @@ static void raid_end_bio_io(struct r1bio *r1_bio)
 
 		call_bio_endio(r1_bio);
 	}
+
+	free_r1bio(r1_bio);
 	/*
 	 * Wake up any possible resync thread that waits for the device
 	 * to go idle.  All I/Os, even write-behind writes, are done.
 	 */
-	allow_barrier(conf, r1_bio->sector);
-
-	free_r1bio(r1_bio);
+	allow_barrier(conf, sector);
 }
 
 /*