diff --git a/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c
index 6b2d27de1528..cdfecaca216b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c
@@ -1070,12 +1070,12 @@ static void llbitmap_start_write(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t offset,
 	int page_start = (start + BITMAP_DATA_OFFSET) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	int page_end = (end + BITMAP_DATA_OFFSET) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-	llbitmap_state_machine(llbitmap, start, end, BitmapActionStartwrite);
-
 	while (page_start <= page_end) {
 		llbitmap_raise_barrier(llbitmap, page_start);
 		page_start++;
 	}
+
+	llbitmap_state_machine(llbitmap, start, end, BitmapActionStartwrite);
 }
 
 static void llbitmap_end_write(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t offset,
@@ -1102,12 +1102,12 @@ static void llbitmap_start_discard(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t offset,
 	int page_start = (start + BITMAP_DATA_OFFSET) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	int page_end = (end + BITMAP_DATA_OFFSET) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-	llbitmap_state_machine(llbitmap, start, end, BitmapActionDiscard);
-
 	while (page_start <= page_end) {
 		llbitmap_raise_barrier(llbitmap, page_start);
 		page_start++;
 	}
+
+	llbitmap_state_machine(llbitmap, start, end, BitmapActionDiscard);
 }
 
 static void llbitmap_end_discard(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t offset,