diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
index 1af40ee209e2b9c0d46b9873f3bc32fd78234cd7..7130505c242550f3321448094e5b110987ca5969 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
@@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ static void migration_success_pre_commit(struct dm_cache_migration *mg)
 	struct cache *cache = mg->cache;
 
 	if (mg->writeback) {
-		cell_defer(cache, mg->old_ocell, false);
 		clear_dirty(cache, mg->old_oblock, mg->cblock);
+		cell_defer(cache, mg->old_ocell, false);
 		cleanup_migration(mg);
 		return;
 
@@ -951,13 +951,13 @@ static void migration_success_post_commit(struct dm_cache_migration *mg)
 		}
 
 	} else {
+		clear_dirty(cache, mg->new_oblock, mg->cblock);
 		if (mg->requeue_holder)
 			cell_defer(cache, mg->new_ocell, true);
 		else {
 			bio_endio(mg->new_ocell->holder, 0);
 			cell_defer(cache, mg->new_ocell, false);
 		}
-		clear_dirty(cache, mg->new_oblock, mg->cblock);
 		cleanup_migration(mg);
 	}
 }