diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
index 7a0c2e7da7f643333506e595d39fd988b535825e..2b05154d05a47fd3b5b2180e87fa6a686dc5429d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ static int wcn36xx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	wcn36xx_smd_stop(wcn);
 out_free_smd_buf:
 	kfree(wcn->hal_buf);
-out_free_dxe_pool:
-	wcn36xx_dxe_free_mem_pools(wcn);
 out_free_dxe_ctl:
 	wcn36xx_dxe_free_ctl_blks(wcn);
+out_free_dxe_pool:
+	wcn36xx_dxe_free_mem_pools(wcn);
 out_smd_close:
 	wcn36xx_smd_close(wcn);
 out_err: