diff --git a/fs/btrfs/reada.c b/fs/btrfs/reada.c
index 859274e38417..4c81ffe12385 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/reada.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/reada.c
@@ -720,21 +720,19 @@ static int reada_start_machine_dev(struct btrfs_device *dev)
 static void reada_start_machine_worker(struct btrfs_work *work)
 {
 	struct reada_machine_work *rmw;
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info;
 	int old_ioprio;
 
 	rmw = container_of(work, struct reada_machine_work, work);
-	fs_info = rmw->fs_info;
-
-	kfree(rmw);
 
 	old_ioprio = IOPRIO_PRIO_VALUE(task_nice_ioclass(current),
 				       task_nice_ioprio(current));
 	set_task_ioprio(current, BTRFS_IOPRIO_READA);
-	__reada_start_machine(fs_info);
+	__reada_start_machine(rmw->fs_info);
 	set_task_ioprio(current, old_ioprio);
 
-	atomic_dec(&fs_info->reada_works_cnt);
+	atomic_dec(&rmw->fs_info->reada_works_cnt);
+
+	kfree(rmw);
 }
 
 static void __reada_start_machine(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)