diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index fa4daba8db55c7297b80499b0fb96c60fb096322..d8fb47fcad051cf5d0e362b64d0967d0a0579a28 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -935,6 +935,14 @@ static void dsa_remove_dst(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	dst->master_netdev->dsa_ptr = NULL;
+
+	/* If we used a tagging format that doesn't have an ethertype
+	 * field, make sure that all packets from this point get sent
+	 * without the tag and go through the regular receive path.
+	 */
+	wmb();
+
 	for (i = 0; i < dst->pd->nr_chips; i++) {
 		struct dsa_switch *ds = dst->ds[i];
 
@@ -988,14 +996,6 @@ static int dsa_suspend(struct device *d)
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
-	dst->master_netdev->dsa_ptr = NULL;
-
-	/* If we used a tagging format that doesn't have an ethertype
-	 * field, make sure that all packets from this point get sent
-	 * without the tag and go through the regular receive path.
-	 */
-	wmb();
-
 	for (i = 0; i < dst->pd->nr_chips; i++) {
 		struct dsa_switch *ds = dst->ds[i];