diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 070ee4a3b225..ffc88cc00fda 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ int reserve_memtype(u64 start, u64 end, unsigned long req_type,
 					      req_type & _PAGE_CACHE_MASK);
 	}
 
+	if (new_type)
+		*new_type = actual_type;
+
 	/*
 	 * For legacy reasons, some parts of the physical address range in the
 	 * legacy 1MB region is treated as non-RAM (even when listed as RAM in
@@ -356,9 +359,6 @@ int reserve_memtype(u64 start, u64 end, unsigned long req_type,
 	new->end	= end;
 	new->type	= actual_type;
 
-	if (new_type)
-		*new_type = actual_type;
-
 	spin_lock(&memtype_lock);
 
 	if (cached_entry && start >= cached_start)