diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 30d3161accaf..f7a41e5b10c5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -840,6 +840,12 @@ static void ext4_blkdev_remove(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi)
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	bdev = sbi->s_journal_bdev;
 	if (bdev) {
+		/*
+		 * Invalidate the journal device's buffers.  We don't want them
+		 * floating about in memory - the physical journal device may
+		 * hotswapped, and it breaks the `ro-after' testing code.
+		 */
+		invalidate_bdev(bdev);
 		ext4_blkdev_put(bdev);
 		sbi->s_journal_bdev = NULL;
 	}
@@ -967,13 +973,7 @@ static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	sync_blockdev(sb->s_bdev);
 	invalidate_bdev(sb->s_bdev);
 	if (sbi->s_journal_bdev && sbi->s_journal_bdev != sb->s_bdev) {
-		/*
-		 * Invalidate the journal device's buffers.  We don't want them
-		 * floating about in memory - the physical journal device may
-		 * hotswapped, and it breaks the `ro-after' testing code.
-		 */
 		sync_blockdev(sbi->s_journal_bdev);
-		invalidate_bdev(sbi->s_journal_bdev);
 		ext4_blkdev_remove(sbi);
 	}
 	if (sbi->s_ea_inode_cache) {
@@ -4585,6 +4585,7 @@ failed_mount:
 	ext4_blkdev_remove(sbi);
 	brelse(bh);
 out_fail:
+	invalidate_bdev(sb->s_bdev);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	kfree(sbi->s_blockgroup_lock);
 out_free_base: