diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-debug.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-debug.c
index ca22f1eae050d25d4aef64f1db31f0f10b5641d4..b4de4c6fd38b34979c4531f667cab207f5f73642 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-debug.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-debug.c
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ void vas_window_init_dbgdir(struct vas_window *window)
 
 	return;
 
-free_name:
-	kfree(window->dbgname);
-	window->dbgname = NULL;
-
 remove_dir:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(window->dbgdir);
 	window->dbgdir = NULL;
+
+free_name:
+	kfree(window->dbgname);
+	window->dbgname = NULL;
 }
 
 void vas_instance_init_dbgdir(struct vas_instance *vinst)