diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/thread_with_file.c b/fs/bcachefs/thread_with_file.c
index b1c867aa2b58..9220d7de10db 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/thread_with_file.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/thread_with_file.c
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ int bch2_run_thread_with_file(struct thread_with_file *thr,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	fd_install(fd, file);
 	get_task_struct(thr->task);
 	wake_up_process(thr->task);
+	fd_install(fd, file);
 	return fd;
 err:
 	if (fd >= 0)