diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 40ffa01111427bd9677ad152fa567490963b0b81..bff5c95cf5df4e5f95584e495ba8126d09d88da0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -11503,13 +11503,6 @@ lpfc_pci_remove_one_s4(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* Remove FC host and then SCSI host with the physical port */
 	fc_remove_host(shost);
 	scsi_remove_host(shost);
-	/*
-	 * Bring down the SLI Layer. This step disables all interrupts,
-	 * clears the rings, discards all mailbox commands, and resets
-	 * the HBA FCoE function.
-	 */
-	lpfc_debugfs_terminate(vport);
-	lpfc_sli4_hba_unset(phba);
 
 	/* Perform ndlp cleanup on the physical port.  The nvme and nvmet
 	 * localports are destroyed after to cleanup all transport memory.
@@ -11518,6 +11511,13 @@ lpfc_pci_remove_one_s4(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	lpfc_nvmet_destroy_targetport(phba);
 	lpfc_nvme_destroy_localport(vport);
 
+	/*
+	 * Bring down the SLI Layer. This step disables all interrupts,
+	 * clears the rings, discards all mailbox commands, and resets
+	 * the HBA FCoE function.
+	 */
+	lpfc_debugfs_terminate(vport);
+	lpfc_sli4_hba_unset(phba);
 
 	lpfc_stop_hba_timers(phba);
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);