diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 8aaa7eec7b74..e88421d9a48d 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -164,8 +164,13 @@ static void finish_writeback_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
 
 	if (work->auto_free)
 		kfree(work);
-	if (done && atomic_dec_and_test(&done->cnt))
-		wake_up_all(done->waitq);
+	if (done) {
+		wait_queue_head_t *waitq = done->waitq;
+
+		/* @done can't be accessed after the following dec */
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&done->cnt))
+			wake_up_all(waitq);
+	}
 }
 
 static void wb_queue_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,