diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index f2aed36cf7c0..0ee73dcd4a14 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -5294,12 +5294,6 @@ static void pwq_release_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)
 		mutex_unlock(&wq->mutex);
 	}
 
-	if (!is_percpu_pool(pool)) {
-		mutex_lock(&wq_pool_mutex);
-		put_unbound_pool(pool);
-		mutex_unlock(&wq_pool_mutex);
-	}
-
 	if (!list_empty(&pwq->pending_node)) {
 		struct wq_node_nr_active *nna =
 			wq_node_nr_active(pwq->wq, pwq->pool->node);
@@ -5309,6 +5303,12 @@ static void pwq_release_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)
 		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&nna->lock);
 	}
 
+	if (!is_percpu_pool(pool)) {
+		mutex_lock(&wq_pool_mutex);
+		put_unbound_pool(pool);
+		mutex_unlock(&wq_pool_mutex);
+	}
+
 	kfree_rcu(pwq, rcu);
 
 	/*