diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index b2d7ee6c1eb9..4dddb2a5298f 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -565,9 +565,8 @@ static void free_ioctx_users(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 	while (!list_empty(&ctx->active_reqs)) {
 		req = list_first_entry(&ctx->active_reqs,
 				       struct kiocb, ki_list);
-
-		list_del_init(&req->ki_list);
 		kiocb_cancel(req);
+		list_del_init(&req->ki_list);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->ctx_lock);