diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 0183131..0b7ed40 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ int ata_port_freeze(struct ata_port *ap)
 
 	WARN_ON(!ap->ops->error_handler);
 
-	nr_aborted = ata_port_abort(ap);
 	__ata_port_freeze(ap);
+	nr_aborted = ata_port_abort(ap);
 
 	return nr_aborted;
 }