diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index d0e61d5..32a9ec1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -2205,11 +2205,9 @@ static void btrfs_stop_all_workers(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->delalloc_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_workers);
-	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_meta_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_raid56_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_repair_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->rmw_workers);
-	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_meta_write_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_write_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_freespace_worker);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->submit_workers);
@@ -2219,6 +2217,13 @@ static void btrfs_stop_all_workers(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->flush_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->qgroup_rescan_workers);
 	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->extent_workers);
+	/*
+	 * Now that all other work queues are destroyed, we can safely destroy
+	 * the queues used for metadata I/O, since tasks from those other work
+	 * queues can do metadata I/O operations.
+	 */
+	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_meta_workers);
+	btrfs_destroy_workqueue(fs_info->endio_meta_write_workers);
 }
 
 static void free_root_extent_buffers(struct btrfs_root *root)