--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
@@ -634,10 +634,11 @@ static int __commit_transaction(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd,
 
        disk_super = dm_block_data(sblock);
 
+       disk_super->flags = cpu_to_le32(cmd->flags);
+
        if (mutator)
                update_flags(disk_super, mutator);
 
-       disk_super->flags = cpu_to_le32(cmd->flags);
        disk_super->mapping_root = cpu_to_le64(cmd->root);
        disk_super->hint_root = cpu_to_le64(cmd->hint_root);
        disk_super->discard_root = cpu_to_le64(cmd->discard_root);