diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 51b620edbef7..b61040315aef 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7085,8 +7085,8 @@ static void __md_stop(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct md_personality *pers = mddev->pers;
 
-	md_bitmap_destroy(mddev);
 	mddev_detach(mddev);
+	md_bitmap_destroy(mddev);
 	spin_lock(&mddev->lock);
 	mddev->pers = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&mddev->lock);