diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
index 6620b73d0490..30ef7b390df5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
@@ -625,9 +625,6 @@ int xen_blkif_schedule(void *arg)
 			print_stats(blkif);
 	}
 
-	/* Since we are shutting down remove all pages from the buffer */
-	shrink_free_pagepool(blkif, 0 /* All */);
-
 	/* Free all persistent grant pages */
 	if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&blkif->persistent_gnts))
 		free_persistent_gnts(blkif, &blkif->persistent_gnts,
@@ -636,6 +633,9 @@ int xen_blkif_schedule(void *arg)
 	BUG_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&blkif->persistent_gnts));
 	blkif->persistent_gnt_c = 0;
 
+	/* Since we are shutting down remove all pages from the buffer */
+	shrink_free_pagepool(blkif, 0 /* All */);
+
 	if (log_stats)
 		print_stats(blkif);