diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
index 2abe8fd834941413d717260ec0a0c160d4b7ced5..bec9f3193f607c0aa1ca5f728f5eac85de518d61 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commsup.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ static int _aac_reset_adapter(struct aac_dev *aac, int forced, u8 reset_type)
 	 * will ensure that i/o is queisced and the card is flushed in that
 	 * case.
 	 */
+	aac_free_irq(aac);
 	aac_fib_map_free(aac);
 	dma_free_coherent(&aac->pdev->dev, aac->comm_size, aac->comm_addr,
 			  aac->comm_phys);
@@ -1561,7 +1562,6 @@ static int _aac_reset_adapter(struct aac_dev *aac, int forced, u8 reset_type)
 	aac->comm_phys = 0;
 	kfree(aac->queues);
 	aac->queues = NULL;
-	aac_free_irq(aac);
 	kfree(aac->fsa_dev);
 	aac->fsa_dev = NULL;