diff --git a/drivers/md/linear.h b/drivers/md/linear.h
index 0ce29b61605a..2f2da05b2ce9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/linear.h
+++ b/drivers/md/linear.h
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ typedef struct dev_info dev_info_t;
 
 struct linear_private_data
 {
+	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 	sector_t		array_sectors;
 	dev_info_t		disks[0];
-	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 };