diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index da693e6a834e583f47403cbd0f54c3f5908f441c..f1754262fc94439f7503e44a5457ed99e5d32e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1334,8 +1334,6 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 		}
 	}
 
-	loop_config_discard(lo);
-
 	memcpy(lo->lo_file_name, info->lo_file_name, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	memcpy(lo->lo_crypt_name, info->lo_crypt_name, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	lo->lo_file_name[LO_NAME_SIZE-1] = 0;
@@ -1359,6 +1357,8 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 		lo->lo_key_owner = uid;
 	}
 
+	loop_config_discard(lo);
+
 	/* update dio if lo_offset or transfer is changed */
 	__loop_update_dio(lo, lo->use_dio);