diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index a3684dc..6f8c96f 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@
 	err = do_add_mount(newmnt, nd, MNT_SHRINKABLE, &afs_vfsmounts);
 	switch (err) {
 	case 0:
-		mntput(nd->mnt);
 		dput(nd->dentry);
+		mntput(nd->mnt);
 		nd->mnt = newmnt;
 		nd->dentry = dget(newmnt->mnt_root);
 		schedule_delayed_work(&afs_mntpt_expiry_timer,