diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index da1525ec4c8756..d819dc77fe659e 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -775,10 +775,11 @@ static void bfq_pd_offline(struct blkg_policy_data *pd)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&bfqd->lock, flags);
+
 	if (!entity) /* root group */
-		return;
+		goto put_async_queues;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&bfqd->lock, flags);
 	/*
 	 * Empty all service_trees belonging to this group before
 	 * deactivating the group itself.
@@ -809,6 +810,8 @@ static void bfq_pd_offline(struct blkg_policy_data *pd)
 	}
 
 	__bfq_deactivate_entity(entity, false);
+
+put_async_queues:
 	bfq_put_async_queues(bfqd, bfqg);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bfqd->lock, flags);