diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 4bfe63a5225d..cfa98846ac48 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -2828,6 +2828,7 @@ static void zram_destroy_comps(struct zram *zram)
 		zram->comp_algs[prio] = NULL;
 
 	zram_comp_params_reset(zram);
+	comp_algorithm_set(zram, ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP, default_compressor);
 }
 
 static void zram_reset_device(struct zram *zram)
@@ -2845,8 +2846,6 @@ static void zram_reset_device(struct zram *zram)
 	zram_destroy_comps(zram);
 	memset(&zram->stats, 0, sizeof(zram->stats));
 	reset_bdev(zram);
-
-	comp_algorithm_set(zram, ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP, default_compressor);
 }
 
 static ssize_t disksize_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,