diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index d38c69b591c..7c04752b76c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -825,8 +825,8 @@ cifs_init_mids(void)
 				sizeof (struct oplock_q_entry), 0,
 				SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL, NULL);
 	if (cifs_oplock_cachep == NULL) {
-		kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_mid_cachep);
 		mempool_destroy(cifs_mid_poolp);
+		kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_mid_cachep);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}