diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index b78ee10a956a199e8d5e1a1615d5a6e1cbe94acd..2329cccf1fa6dd15f65c4dc30c54c62cce0551a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ void xenvif_disconnect(struct xenvif *vif)
 	if (netif_carrier_ok(vif->dev))
 		xenvif_carrier_off(vif);
 
+	if (vif->task)
+		kthread_stop(vif->task);
+
 	if (vif->tx_irq) {
 		if (vif->tx_irq == vif->rx_irq)
 			unbind_from_irqhandler(vif->tx_irq, vif);
@@ -471,9 +474,6 @@ void xenvif_disconnect(struct xenvif *vif)
 		vif->tx_irq = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (vif->task)
-		kthread_stop(vif->task);
-
 	xenvif_unmap_frontend_rings(vif);
 }