diff --git a/modules/cas_cache/exp_obj.c b/modules/cas_cache/exp_obj.c
index e1fe41d17..4b763acfa 100644
--- a/modules/cas_cache/exp_obj.c
+++ b/modules/cas_cache/exp_obj.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ struct cas_exp_obj *cas_exp_obj_create(struct cas_disk *dsk,
 	}
 	exp_obj->owner = owner;
 	exp_obj->ops = ops;
+	exp_obj->private = priv;
 
 	result = _cas_init_tag_set(exp_obj);
 	if (result) {
@@ -376,8 +377,6 @@ struct cas_exp_obj *cas_exp_obj_create(struct cas_disk *dsk,
 	queue->queuedata = exp_obj;
 	exp_obj->queue = queue;
 
-	exp_obj->private = priv;
-
 	_cas_init_queues(exp_obj);
 
 	gd->fops = &_cas_exp_obj_ops;