diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
index 88dcf8479013569e93a58c278badaf690c29a27b..99442370de40d7b2fedcd3777d7865bf929877ff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
@@ -525,10 +525,6 @@ static void domain_remove_cpu(int cpu, struct rdt_resource *r)
 		 */
 		if (static_branch_unlikely(&rdt_mon_enable_key))
 			rmdir_mondata_subdir_allrdtgrp(r, d->id);
-		kfree(d->ctrl_val);
-		kfree(d->rmid_busy_llc);
-		kfree(d->mbm_total);
-		kfree(d->mbm_local);
 		list_del(&d->list);
 		if (is_mbm_enabled())
 			cancel_delayed_work(&d->mbm_over);
@@ -545,6 +541,10 @@ static void domain_remove_cpu(int cpu, struct rdt_resource *r)
 			cancel_delayed_work(&d->cqm_limbo);
 		}
 
+		kfree(d->ctrl_val);
+		kfree(d->rmid_busy_llc);
+		kfree(d->mbm_total);
+		kfree(d->mbm_local);
 		kfree(d);
 		return;
 	}