diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index fdedeff5f6cc..cb203821a397 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2229,11 +2229,11 @@ pnfs_update_layout(struct inode *ino,
 		dprintk("%s wait for layoutreturn\n", __func__);
 		lseg = ERR_PTR(pnfs_prepare_to_retry_layoutget(lo));
 		if (!IS_ERR(lseg)) {
-			pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 			dprintk("%s retrying\n", __func__);
 			trace_pnfs_update_layout(ino, pos, count, iomode, lo,
 						 lseg,
 						 PNFS_UPDATE_LAYOUT_RETRY);
+			pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 			goto lookup_again;
 		}
 		trace_pnfs_update_layout(ino, pos, count, iomode, lo, lseg,